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Electro-Magnetic Convulsive Therapies for Depression: a Non-inferiority Study
Sponsor: University of Sao Paulo
Summary
This study aims to compare the efficacy and safety profile of Magnetic Seizure Therapy and Electroconvulsive therapy.
Official title: Electroconvulsive Therapy Versus Magnetic Seizure Therapy: Clinical and Cognitive Outcomes
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 65 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
100
Start Date
2021-05-31
Completion Date
2026-06-30
Last Updated
2026-09-29
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Magnetic Seizure Therapy
Subjects will receive a train of magnetic pulses (between 600 and 1400 pulses) at 100Hz under general anaesthesia using a Magventure device with a Twin Coil
Electroconvulsive Therapy
Subjects will receive a brief-pulse electrical stimulus (between 25 and 1008mC) under general anaesthesia using a ECT device
Locations (1)
Institute of Psychiatry, HC-FMUSP
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil