Effects of Pretreatment With Ibuprofen in Post-Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Headache

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The purpose of the study is to determine whether ibuprofen reduces post-ECT headache or reduces its severity...

Brief Summary

Official Title: “Effects of Pretreatment With Ibuprofen in Post- ECT Headache”

The purpose of the study is to determine whether ibuprofen reduces post-ECT headache or reduces its severity.

  • Study Type: Interventional
  • Study Design: Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Study Primary Completion Date: January 2013

Detailed Clinical Trial Description

The aim of the study is to compare the severity of headache between patients who are receiving ibuprofen prior to ECT treatment with patients receiving placebo prior to ECT treatment.

Patients will be randomly assigned to receive either 600 mg ibuprofen 90 min prior to treatment or placebo orally, blinded to patient, physician and treatment team.

Patients will be asked about their headache with a visual analogue scale (VAS) 2 hours prior to and within 2 hours after treatment, 2-month, 6- month and 1 year follow-up [5].

Intervention(s) in this Clinical Trial

  • Drug: Ibuprofen

Criteria for Participation in this Clinical Trial

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients receiving ECT

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnancy, contraindications to ibuprofen

Gender Eligibility for this Clinical Trial: Both

Minimum Age for this Clinical Trial: 18 Years

Maximum Age for this Clinical Trial: N/A

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted for this Clinical Trial?: No

Clinical Trial Investigator Information

Lead Investigator: Norwegian University of Science and Technology Other

Overall Clinical Trial Officials and Contacts

Olav Morten Linaker, MD PhD Principal Investigator Norwegian University of Science and Technology  

Overall Contact: Lindy Jarosch-von Schweder, MD 47 73864533 lindy.jarosch@ntnu.no

Additional Information

Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on February 12, 2012

Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record. http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00258791

Study ID Number: LVS-2005

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00258791

Health Authority: Norway: Norwegian Social Science Data Services

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