Comparison of Maintenance ECT Versus Clozapine in Treatment-resistant Schizophrenia

PHASE4CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

60

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

February 1, 2019

Primary Completion Date

May 31, 2020

Study Completion Date

June 30, 2020

Conditions
Treatment Resistant Schizophrenia
Interventions
OTHER

Bilateral M-ECT

Following acute treatment with bilateral ECT of 6 sessions over a period of two weeks, Bilateral M-ECT will be administered at a frequency of 1 session/week for one month, then 1 session / 2 weeks for 2 months and then 1 session/month for next 3 months.

DRUG

Clozapine

Clozapine will be given in accordance with Maudsley guideline: 12.5 mg on the first day, followed by 12.5mg twice daily on the second day, followed by 25mg twice daily for next two days and then increment of 25mg every two days till the target dose of 250-400 mg per day in two divided doses as per tolerability of the patients

Trial Locations (1)

751019

Dept of Psychiatry, Aiims, Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar

All Listed Sponsors
lead

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar

OTHER

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