Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 6:49 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 6:49 PM
NCT ID:
NCT05402657
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* DSM-5 diagnosis\* of major depressive episode (unipolar or bipolar)
* HRSD-17 score ≥ 17 at Screening
* At least 18 years old
* Able to tolerate washout of prohibited medications and restriction on benzodiazepine dosage, as determined by patient's own treating psychiatrist.
* ECT indicated for treatment of depression, as determined by own treating referring psychiatrist and confirmed by research evaluations (e.g., diagnosis of depression)
* Willing and able to participate in research and comply with study requirements
* Sufficient proficiency in spoken English to ensure validity of neuropsychological testing (e.g., worked or studied in an English-speaking context or equivalent)
Exclusion Criteria:
* History of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, other \[non-mood disorder\] psychosis, or rapid cycling bipolar disorder (DSM-5 diagnoses\*)
* Current manic episode, hypomanic episode, or major depressive episode with mixed features (DSM-5 diagnoses\*)
* Alcohol or substance use disorder (other than caffeine or nicotine) present in the past month, or is likely to be present during the 24-week study period as determined by study physician evaluation
* Diagnosis of amnestic disorder, dementia, delirium, or epilepsy, as determined by study physician evaluation and medical history
* Central nervous system disease or brain injury that has resulted in significant cognitive impact, as determined by study physician evaluation and medical history
* Serious or unstable medical condition, as determined by study physician evaluation and medical history
* If female of childbearing potential: a) pregnancy as determined by pregnancy urine screen
* Completed an acute course of ECT during the past 2 months, as determined by treatment history
* Received any ECT during the past 2 weeks
* Failed an adequate course of ECT (i.e., 8 ECT treatments ) in the current depressive episode
* Patients who are prisoners, and those who lack capacity to make medical decisions (as judged by their own treating psychiatrist)
* Currently enrolled in another interventional clinical trial
* Currently using another investigational device or product
* DSM-5 psychiatric diagnoses will be assessed and confirmed using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI; Sheehan et al., 1998) Version 7.0.2 for DSM-5, administered by research team members.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT05402657
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT05402657