Clinical Research Directory

Psychotropic-Drug-induced QT Prolongation and ECG Monitoring in the Pediatric Population

Electrocardiogram (ECG) Q-T prolongation is a cardiac electrophysiological disorder associated with the occurrence of arrhythmias potentially fatal. Several psychotropic drugs are associated with an increased risk of QT prolongation, which is why in clinical practice a baseline ECG is performed before a psychotropic drug is prescribed. However, there are no validated protocols establishing when to repeat this examination or describing clinical events when this examination should be repeated in clinical follow-up. The study aims to investigate the incidence of QTc prolongation events as a side effect of chronic psychotropic drug administration. For this purpose, ECGs will be recorded and confounding factors of patients at the beginning of psychotropic therapy and after 3, 6 and 12 months will be analyzed.

The Intervention Effect and Potential Neural Mechanisms of Music Therapy in Children and Adolescents with Mood Disorders

This study plans to combine questionnaires, scales, electrophysiological and neuroimaging methods to comprehensively evaluate the effectiveness of music therapy for children and adolescents with emotional disorders and NSSI, and explore the potential neural mechanisms of its effectiveness.