Ketamine Anesthesia in Electroconvulsive Therapy

Summary

Does the use of ketamine as the anesthetic medication in electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) accelerate the antidepressant effect of ECT? The study hypothesis was that depressed subjects receiving ECT with ketamine as the anesthetic agent would demonstrate a faster rate of improvement, defined as lower depression ratings after the second ECT than depressed patients receiving ECT with the usual anesthetic agent.

Timeline

Start

2011-05

Primary completion

2012-03

Completion

2012-03

Drugs

Indications