Comparison of Maintenance ECT Versus Clozapine in Treatment-resistant Schizophrenia

NCT ID: NCT03807882

Last Updated: 2021-06-16

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-02-01

Study Completion Date

2020-06-30

Brief Summary

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The proposed study will be conducted to compare the efficacy of maintenance ECT (M-ECT) vs Clozapine in treatment resistant schizophrenia (TRS) in terms of change in psychopathology measures and cerebral hemodynamics.

Detailed Description

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The proposed study is a prospective, randomized clinical trial in patients suffering from treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS) and will be conducted in the Department of Psychiatry, AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, over a period of 16 months. Sixty patients with TRS (TRRIP consensus criteria, 2017), fulfilling the inclusion and exclusion criteria will be recruited for the study. Written informed consent will be taken after explaining the objectives and procedure of the study in detail. The detailed history, relevant social-demographic and clinical data will be collected in a structured case record form (CRF). At baseline, PANSS will be administered to determine the severity of positive symptoms, negative symptoms, and general psychopathology, Global assessment of functioning (GAF), and CGI to determine the baseline severity of the illness and improvement with treatment and MoCA to assess change in cognitive impairment. Before starting the treatment, brain SPECT-CT will be done to measure baseline regional brain blood perfusion. The study cohort will be randomized into two treatment groups by computer-generated random numbers, each group comprising 30 patients. One group will receive maintenance ECT (M-ECT) following acute treatment of bilateral ECT of six sessions along with ongoing antipsychotic and the other group will be treated with Clozapine monotherapy. PANSS, GAF, CGI, MoCA will be re-administered at 6 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months follow-up visits to compare the changes within each group and between the groups. Post-treatment SPECT-CT of the brain will be done at the end of 6 months to document changes in the regional cerebral blood perfusion.

Conditions

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Treatment Resistant Schizophrenia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Test group

Bilateral Maintenance ECT (B/L M-ECT)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Bilateral M-ECT

Intervention Type OTHER

Following acute treatment with bilateral ECT of 6 sessions over a period of two weeks, Bilateral M-ECT will be administered at a frequency of 1 session/week for one month, then 1 session / 2 weeks for 2 months and then 1 session/month for next 3 months.

Control group

Clozapine monotherapy. Clozapine will be given in accordance with Maudsley guideline: 12.5 mg on the first day, followed by 12.5mg twice daily on the second day, followed by 25mg twice daily for next two days and then increment of 25mg every two days till the target dose of 250-400 mg per day in two divided doses as per tolerability of the patients

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Clozapine

Intervention Type DRUG

Clozapine will be given in accordance with Maudsley guideline: 12.5 mg on the first day, followed by 12.5mg twice daily on the second day, followed by 25mg twice daily for next two days and then increment of 25mg every two days till the target dose of 250-400 mg per day in two divided doses as per tolerability of the patients

Interventions

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Bilateral M-ECT

Following acute treatment with bilateral ECT of 6 sessions over a period of two weeks, Bilateral M-ECT will be administered at a frequency of 1 session/week for one month, then 1 session / 2 weeks for 2 months and then 1 session/month for next 3 months.

Intervention Type OTHER

Clozapine

Clozapine will be given in accordance with Maudsley guideline: 12.5 mg on the first day, followed by 12.5mg twice daily on the second day, followed by 25mg twice daily for next two days and then increment of 25mg every two days till the target dose of 250-400 mg per day in two divided doses as per tolerability of the patients

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients clinically diagnosed with treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS) (TRRIP consensus criteria).
* Patients aged 18-60 years of either sex.
* Patients giving voluntary written consent for participation in the study

Exclusion Criteria

* Patient already on Clozapine or ECT.
* History of psychoactive substance abuse or dependence.
* Co-morbid psychiatric, major medical, or neurological disorders.
* History of organicity or significant head injury.
* Pacemaker or metal in any part of the body excluding the mouth.
* Pregnant and breastfeeding females.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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BISWA RANJAN MISHRA

ADDITIONAL PROFESSOR

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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RITUPARNA MAITI, M.D

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

AIIMS Bhubaneswar

Locations

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Dept of Psychiatry, Aiims, Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

Site Status

Countries

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India

References

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Other Identifiers

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T/IM-F/18-19/08

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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