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Use of Ketamine vs Methohexital for Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) on Patient Recovery and Re-orientation Time

NCT01567852 ↗

Completed 20 enrolled University of New Mexico
RandomizedCrossoverDouble-blindTreatment

Summary

When undergoing ECT treatments, patient recovery time and re-orientation time may be shorter using ketamine for induction than using methohexital.

Timeline

Start
2011-08
Primary completion
2013-03
Completion
2013-03

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Ketamine Small molecule 1.5 mg/kg —
Subject Methohexital Small molecule 1.5 mg/kg —

Indications

No indication recorded.