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The purpose of this study is to determine whether memantine will enhance the therapeutic of effect on depression and prevent memory and other cognitive problems caused by ECT.
Patients will be assigned randomly either to a treatment group or a placebo groups. All patients in both groups will be receiving standard ECT. The treatment group will receive memantine. All patients will be given a battery of cognitive tests and test of depression before ECT treatments start, after the 6th ECT treatment and after the completions of ECT. An analysis will be performed to see if memantine causes any impact on the response to ECT and prevents memory and cognitive impairment.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memantine arm | Active Comparator | Patient receiving ECT and Memantine |
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| placebo | Placebo Comparator | 25 patients receiving ECT will will receive placebo |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| memantine | Drug | patient will receive 5mg daily for 7day then 10 mgm daily |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Assessment of whether Memantine protects memory and cognitive impairment caused by ECT. | 6 to 8 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Whether memantine will improve response of Depression to Electroconvulsive therapy. | 6-8 weeks |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Jerry L Lewis, MD | University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinic | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| University of Iowa hosptitals and clinic | Iowa City | Iowa | 50208 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D003865 | Depressive Disorder, Major |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D003866 | Depressive Disorder |
| D019964 | Mood Disorders |
| D001523 | Mental Disorders |
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| ID | Term |
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| D008559 | Memantine |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D000547 | Amantadine |
| D000218 | Adamantane |
| D001952 | Bridged-Ring Compounds |
| D006844 | Hydrocarbons, Cyclic |
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| Placebo | Drug | will give placebo that looks like memantine |
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| D006838 |
| Hydrocarbons |
| D009930 | Organic Chemicals |