Comparison the Effects of Etomidate and Sevoflurane During Electroconvulsive Therapy

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2017-02-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of etomidate or sevoflurane used in electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) on duration of seizure, hemodynamic response and recovery profiles.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Inonu University
• Treatments: Etomidate; Sevoflurane

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Study include 25 patients of American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I-II aged between 18-60 years who schedule for ECT sessions under general anesthesia

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnancy

• Cerebrovascular disease

• Epilepsy

• Unstable cardiovascular disease

• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; and

• Renal or hepatic failure