Three Anaesthesic Method in Electroconvulsive Theraphy

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2011-08-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

To compare the effectiveness of three different anesthetic regimens (propofol, remifentanil-propofol and sevoflurane in ECT.

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Inonu University
• Treatments: Anesthetics; Anesthetics, Intravenous; Propofol; Remifentanil; Sevoflurane

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Upremedicated ASA I-II (American Society of Anesthesiologists's physical status) patients,

• Patients scheduled for six ECT sessions for a variety of psychiatric conditions (major depression, schizophrenia)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Involuntary patient status

• Patients with known or self-declared needle or mask phobia

• Pregnancy

• Asthma

• Cerebrovascular disease,

• History of myocardial infarction in the previous 6 months,

• Atrial fibrillation or flutter,heart block,

• A known or family history of reactions to the study drugs.