Metabolomics During ElectroConvulsivoTherapy

NCT ID: NCT05973643

Last Updated: 2025-07-24

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

50 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-03-11

Study Completion Date

2026-10-15

Brief Summary

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Investigators will measure the variation of blood Metabolome through 1H NMR at several time points during the course of electroconvulsivetherapy in patients with a major depressive episode. Patients with a major depressive disorder or a bipolar disorder and a current major depressive episode will be included in this study. Investigators hypothesized that Metabolome could be a source to predict response during ECT and to help understanding underlying biological mechanisms.

Detailed Description

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Biological signatures of blood metabolome will be measure before and after the first session of electroconvulsivetherapy, and during the course, before the 6th, 12th and the last sessions. Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy will be used to measure metabolites in blood sample. In parallel, at each time point, depression severity (MADRS and BDI), Perceived severity (CGI), global functioning (EGF), convulsive characteristics and cognitive tolerance (MOCA) will be measure, at each time point.

The aim of this study is to determine whether 1HNMR could help to understanding metabolic ways and predict response to ECT in patients with a current Major Depressive Episode (MDE) in Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and in Bipolar Disorder (BD).

To date, scientific community knows that ECT is a safety and efficacy treatment in MDE particularly resistant or severe, but scientific community knows little about its mechanism of action.

The investigators hypothesize that 1HNMR could help to go further.

Conditions

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Major Depressive Episode ECT

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

simple-blind, any adult patient presenting a characterized depressive episode in the context of unipolar major depressive disorder or bipolar disorder who consents and requires an ECT treatment. study including 50 patients.
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Electroconvulsive therapy

simple-blind, any adult patient presenting a characterized depressive episode in the context of unipolar major depressive disorder or bipolar disorder who consents and requires an ECT treatment. study including 50 patients.

Group Type OTHER

Electroconvulsive therapy

Intervention Type OTHER

Electroconvulsive therapy is administered through electrodes positioned bilaterally (bitemporal) or unilaterally (or fronto-temporal) on the frontotemporal region under anesthesia.

The stimulation dose is determined by titration method, during the first ECT session. An ECT cure corresponding from 12 to 20 sessions of ECT. Patients will receive 2 sessions a week.

Blood samples will be done during the anesthesia process.

Interventions

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Electroconvulsive therapy

Electroconvulsive therapy is administered through electrodes positioned bilaterally (bitemporal) or unilaterally (or fronto-temporal) on the frontotemporal region under anesthesia.

The stimulation dose is determined by titration method, during the first ECT session. An ECT cure corresponding from 12 to 20 sessions of ECT. Patients will receive 2 sessions a week.

Blood samples will be done during the anesthesia process.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Major depressive episode according to DSM-5 criteria
* Diagnosis of major depressive disorder or bipolar disorder
* MADRS score \>22
* having given written, free and informed consent
* without protective measures
* resistance criterion defined as failure of 2 antidepressants at an effective dose for a minimum of 6 weeks
* current major depressive episode according to DSM-5 criteria with indication of treatment by ECT cure

Exclusion Criteria

* whose consent is not admissible or who refuse to participate in the study
* deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative decision
* For which there is a particular risk contraindicating the cure of ECT
* Suffering from schizophrenia spectrum disorders or persistent delusional disorder as described by DSM-5 Criterion D for Major Depressive Disorder
* suffering from neurological disorders (such as patients suffering from multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, encephalitis, etc.) and/or neurodegenerative disorders (such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease or related diseases, etc.) as described by criterion C of the major depressive disorder listed in the DSM-5
* suffering from an acute or chronic systemic inflammatory disease requiring specific treatment with immunomodulators or suppressors. As well as any recurrent inflammatory disease requiring specific management, and which may lead to a differential diagnosis of the characterized depressive episode as described by criterion C listed in the DSM-5
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Hôpital le Vinatier

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Centre Hospitalier le Vinatier

Bron, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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France

Central Contacts

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COSTEMALE-LACOSTE Jean-François, PH

Role: CONTACT

(0)4 37 91 54 95 ext. +33

SARTELET Lydie

Role: CONTACT

0437915531 ext. +33

Facility Contacts

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COSTEMALE-LACOSTE Jean-François, MD PhD

Role: primary

04 37 91 54 95 ext. +33

SARTELET Lydie

Role: backup

0437915531 ext. +33

References

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Aberg-Wistedt A, Martensson B, Bertilsson L, Malmgren R. Electroconvulsive Therapy Effects on Cerebrospinal Fluid Monoamine Metabolites and Platelet Serotonin Uptake In Melancholia. Convuls Ther. 1986;2(2):91-98.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 11940851 (View on PubMed)

Abrams R, Essman WB, Taylor MA, Fink M. Concentration of 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid, homovanillic acid, and tryptophan in the cerebrospinal fluid of depressed patients before and after ECT. Biol Psychiatry. 1976 Feb;11(1):85-90.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 1260078 (View on PubMed)

van Diermen L, van den Ameele S, Kamperman AM, Sabbe BCG, Vermeulen T, Schrijvers D, Birkenhager TK. Prediction of electroconvulsive therapy response and remission in major depression: meta-analysis. Br J Psychiatry. 2018 Feb;212(2):71-80. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2017.28.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 29436330 (View on PubMed)

Yatham LN, Kennedy SH, Parikh SV, Schaffer A, Bond DJ, Frey BN, Sharma V, Goldstein BI, Rej S, Beaulieu S, Alda M, MacQueen G, Milev RV, Ravindran A, O'Donovan C, McIntosh D, Lam RW, Vazquez G, Kapczinski F, McIntyre RS, Kozicky J, Kanba S, Lafer B, Suppes T, Calabrese JR, Vieta E, Malhi G, Post RM, Berk M. Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) and International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD) 2018 guidelines for the management of patients with bipolar disorder. Bipolar Disord. 2018 Mar;20(2):97-170. doi: 10.1111/bdi.12609. Epub 2018 Mar 14.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 29536616 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2023-A00548-37

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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