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Register: IRCT
Last refreshed on: 27 April 2013
Main ID:  IRCT201107143930N7
Date of registration: 2011-08-09
Primary sponsor: Vice chancellor for research, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Public title: Concomitant psychotropic medication and electroconvulsive therapy on Schizophrenia
Scientific title: The effect of concomitant psychotropic medication and electroconvulsive therapy on Schizophrenia -
Date of first enrolment: 2011-07-14
Target sample size: 60
Recruitment status: Complete
URL:  http://www.irct.ir/searchresult.php?id=3930&number=7
Study type:  interventional
Study design:  Randomization: randomized. Blinding: Double blind. Placebo: used. Assignment: Parallel. Purpose: Treatment. Other design features: .  
Countries of recruitment
Iran, Islamic Republic Of
Contacts
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Affiliation: 
Name: Ahmad Ghanizadeh 
Address:  Hafez Hospital, Chamran Street Shiraz Iran, Islamic Republic Of
Telephone: 00987116273070
Email: ghanizad@sina.tums.ac.ir
Affiliation:  Shiraz University of Medical sciences
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusive criteria: Diagnosed schizophrenia in accordance with DSM-IV, needs to be applied electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) determined by psychiatrist; providing written informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria: Patient who does not volunteer himself or herself, Serious neurological or medical damage such as epilepsy, diabetes, cardiac disease or autistic disorder.

Exclusion criteria:

Age minimum: 18
Age maximum: 65
Gender: Both male and female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
Intervention(s)
Intervention 1: Olanzapn (5 to 20 mg/day) or respredone (1 to 6 mg/day). Intervention 2: Placebo.
Primary Outcome(s)
The Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale for schizophrenia (PANSS) . Timepoint: before first ECT session and about 4 weeks after the last session of ECT. Method of measurement: Interview
Secondary Outcome(s)
a modified version of Mini Mental Status Evaluation . Timepoint: before first ECT session, after every session of ECT, and about 4 weeks after the last session of ECT. Method of measurement: interview
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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