Overview

Efficacy of Deep Anaesthesia With Isoflurane as a Fast-response Antidepressant Agent

Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
2020-12-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
In this study the investigators will submit patients with treatment resistant depression to deep anesthesia with isoflurane to get 15 minutes of cortical burst suppression on electroencephalogram, once a week for six weeks. The follow up will be for 6 months. The aim is to evaluate the change in depression severity during the entire period.
Phase:
Phase 2
Details
Lead Sponsor:
University of Sao Paulo
Collaborator:
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Treatments:
Anesthetics
Antidepressive Agents
Isoflurane
Sertraline