A Randomised Controlled Trial of Magnetic Seizure Therapy in Major Depressive Disorder

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1002574

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is the only established treatment for a substantial sub-population of patients who fail to respond to other therapies. However, there are significant complications of ECT including memory related side-effects. The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical efficacy of a new form of treatment for severe depression, magnetic seizure therapy, which appears to have a substantially reduced rate of cognitive side-effects.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2011

End Date: 01-01-2013

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $372,049.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Psychiatry (incl. Psychotherapy)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

clinical trial | depression | electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) | severe | treatment-resistant

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