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Electroconvulsive therapy for the acute management of severe agitation in dementia (ECT-AD): A modified study protocol.

Maria I LapidJulia MerrillMartina MuellerAdriana P HermidaLouis NykampJason AndrusHeela AziziPaula BoltonNana BonsuRaphael BragaCatherine R DillonDonna EcklesdaferDarci EvansDavid HarperHannah L HeintzSehba Hussain-KrauterOlivia HolzgenDaniel HumphreySalima JiwaniEmily K JohnsonSimran KangJanelle KassienJonathan KimRebecca G KnappSimon KungNeil KremenKendra LeJack MahdasianTaylor MarzoukJared D MasrudJefferson MattinglyDawn MillerSandeep R PagaliRegan E PatrickPatricio Riva PosseCristina PritchettAniqa RahmanSwapnil RathCara RoczniakTeresa A RummansSohag SanghaniSteve SeinerLeAnn SmartEvan TomaschekValeriya TsygankovaLori VanderSchuur-WhiteMonica P WaltonJames WilkinsApril WilliamsSarah M WilliamsGeorge PetridesBrent P Forester
Published in: PloS one (2024)
The transition of the ECT-AD study design from an RCT to open-label design exemplifies adaptive research methodologies in response to real-world challenges. Data from both the RCT and open-label phases of the study will provide a unique perspective on the role of ECT in managing severe treatment-refractory agitation in dementia, potentially influencing future clinical practices and research approaches.
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