Status: Recruiting
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) for Agitation in Dementia (AD)
This study will explore the effect of ECT treatments plus usual care (ECT+UC) in reducing severe agitation in patients with moderate to severe dementia including Alzheimer's Disease, Vascular dementia, Frontotemporal dementia, and Dementia with Lewy Bodies. The study will also determine the tolerability/safety outcomes of ECT+UC.
Participants needed: 50
Trial details
Age: 40+Biological sex: AllType: InterventionalSponsor: Brent ForesterUpdated: Apr 28, 2026Locations: 5
Eligibility criteria
Diagnosis of Dementia, of the following subtypes, [+8]
Current diagnosis of co-morbid delirium, measured by the Confusion Assessment Me... [+6]