Double-blind controlled trail of electroconvulsive therapy (E.C.T.) and simulated E.C.T. in depressive illness

C P Freeman; J V Basson; A Crighton

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(78)90857-7

Double-blind controlled trail of electroconvulsive therapy (E.C.T.) and simulated E.C.T. in depressive illness

Lancet. 1978 Apr 8;1(8067):738-40. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(78)90857-7.

Authors

C P Freeman, J V Basson, A Crighton

PMID: 76748
DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(78)90857-7

Abstract

40 patients prescribed electroconvulsive therapy (E.C.T.) for treatment of a depressive illness were randomly allocated to two groups. One group had the first two E.C.T. treatments replaced by simulated E.C.T. on a double-blind basis. The results show that E.C.T. is significantly superior to simulated E.C.T. in the treatment of depressive illness.

Publication types

Clinical Trial
Comparative Study
Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Clinical Trials as Topic
Depression / therapy*
Double-Blind Method
Electroconvulsive Therapy*
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Female
Humans
Male
Manifest Anxiety Scale
Middle Aged
Random Allocation