Comparison of Drugs on Headache Treatment After ECT Treatment

Summary

Electroconvulsive treatment (ECT) is still actual for treatment of psychiatric symptoms. Headache is a very common symptom after this application. The investigators compare the effect of two different drugs for the treatment of headache after ECT.

Timeline

Start

2018-11-20

Primary completion

2019-05

Completion

2019-06

Publications

• Results Isuru A, Rodrigo A, Wijesinghe C, Ediriweera D, Premadasa S, Wijesekara C, Kuruppuarachchi L. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial on the role of preemptive analgesia with acetaminophen [paracetamol] in reducing headache following electroconvulsive therapy [ECT]. BMC Psychiatry. 2017 Jul 28;17(1):275. doi: 10.1186/s12888-017-1444-6.

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Indications