Low Amplitude Pulse Seizure Therapy Versus Standard Ultra-Brief Right Unilateral Electroconvulsive Therapy
NCT ID: NCT06529029
Last Updated: 2025-09-16
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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
PHASE2/PHASE3
30 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2024-07-03
2026-11-01
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Current amplitude drives electric fields to the deeper structures that are concerned with memory (Peterchev et al., 2010). Previously, the investigators performed the first in human proof of concept one arm open label clinical trial of LAP-ST, (N=22); followed by another small (N=7) pilot randomized, double-blinded clinical trial for the feasibility, safely and initial efficacy of LAP-ST, and another group later confirmed the more favorable cognitive side effects of LAP-ST compared to higher current amplitude (800mA).
However, efficacy of LAP-ST against suicidality has not been well established as primary outcome previously.
Thus, this protocol proposes an initial randomized clinical trial that includes all patients with SI at baseline, and with SI as the primary outcome measure to examine whether RUL LAP-ST treatment has more magnitude and rate of remission of SI as conventional pulse amplitude RUL ECT (based on our prior secondary analysis). Our central hypothesis is that RUL LAP-ST has significantly less cognitive/memory side effects (no memory side effects were noted in our prior studies for 500mA or 600mA) and thus is more favorable in terms of side effects compared to RUL conventional pulse amplitude ECT, while maintaining better anti-suicidal effect.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
DOUBLE
Study Groups
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RUL LAP-ST (Low-Amplitude Pulse Seizure Therapy - Right Unilateral)
Low Amplitude Pulse Seizure Therapy RUL ECT at 600mA (or 700mA)
Sigma-Stim
Right Ultra-Brief Low Amplitude Seizure Therapy at 600mA or 700mA vs Right Unilateral Ultra-Brief Standard ECT at 800mA.
RUL ECT (Electroconvulsive Therapy)
RUL Conventional pulse amplitude Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
Sigma-Stim
Right Ultra-Brief Low Amplitude Seizure Therapy at 600mA or 700mA vs Right Unilateral Ultra-Brief Standard ECT at 800mA.
Interventions
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Sigma-Stim
Right Ultra-Brief Low Amplitude Seizure Therapy at 600mA or 700mA vs Right Unilateral Ultra-Brief Standard ECT at 800mA.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
2. Male or female patients 18 to 90 years of age
3. Current DSM-5 criteria for MDE with any SI of major depressive, bipolar, or schizoaffective disorders
4. Montgomery-Asberg depression rating scale (MADRS) with 2 or more on SI item
5. Use of effective method of birth control for women of child-bearing capacity
6. Patient is medically stable
7. No anticipated need to alter psychotropic medications for the duration of the study (except for urgent/emergent situations)
8. Ability of patient to fully participate in the informed consent process
Exclusion Criteria
2. Female patients who are pregnant or plan to be pregnant during the study or are breast-feeding
3. History of neurological disorder if deemed by the treating ECT physician or PI to pose a significant risk with ECT, or if there is any metal in the head or history of known structural brain lesion or skull defect that is deemed to affect cognition or safe ECT treatment
4. Implanted devices that make ECT unsafe
5. Clinical presentation of delirium or dementia
6. Active substance use disorders within 1 week of randomization
7. ECT in the past 1 month or prior failure to respond to an adequate course of ECT as deemed by the ECT physician treating the patient or the PI
18 Years
90 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services
OTHER
Michigan State University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Nagy Youssef, MD, PhD
Vice President for Research; Director of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine Division -West Michican
Principal Investigators
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Nagy A Youssef, MD, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services & Michigan State University
Locations
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Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services
Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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References
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STUDY00010089
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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