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:
2025-12-25 @ 12:12 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 12:12 AM
NCT ID:
NCT01876758
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder
* Inpatient at NYSPI or Presbyterian Hospital
* Scheduled to undergo right-unilateral electroconvulsive therapy in the next two weeks
* We do not require participants to be psychiatrically stable in terms of their symptoms. They only need to demonstrate capacity to consent and be willing to sit through 3 training sessions prior to ECT and 5 sessions post ECT
Exclusion Criteria:
* Significant auditory/visual impairment that would interfere with study procedures
* Lack of aptitude in English that may interfere with the administration of the tests
* Changes in the type of antidepressant during the course of ECT or 2 weeks post ECT
* Chart diagnosis of any other medical or neuropsychiatric illnesses known to impair brain function (e.g. mental retardation, traumatic brain injury, schizophrenia)
* History of ECT in past 2 months
* Mental status examination score below 40/57
* Current substance abuse (e.g. marijuana or crack), excluding nicotine and caffeine.
* Too agitated to sit through the required tests or training
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
70 Years
Study:
NCT01876758
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01876758