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Stimulus dose-titration in ECT: a 2-year clinical experience

M D Beale1, C H Kellner, J T Pritchett

  • 1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425.

Convulsive Therapy
|June 1, 1994
PubMed
Summary

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) dose-titration is safe and effective. Seizure threshold increases with age and bilateral electrode placement, but not significantly with gender.

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When to consider electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).

Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica·2019

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Psychiatry
  • Clinical Medicine

Background:

  • Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a vital treatment for severe mental health conditions.
  • Optimizing ECT requires precise stimulus dosing to achieve therapeutic seizures while minimizing side effects.
  • Standardized stimulus dose-titration protocols are being explored to refine ECT administration.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the safety and efficacy of a standardized stimulus dose-titration procedure in patients undergoing electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).
  • To identify demographic and electrode placement factors influencing seizure threshold during ECT dose-titration.

Main Methods:

  • A prospective study involving 134 patients referred for ECT over two years.
  • Standardized stimulus dose-titration was employed to determine individual seizure thresholds.

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  • Statistical analyses were performed to assess the impact of age, gender, and electrode placement on seizure threshold.

    • Main Results:

    • The dose-titration procedure was associated with no significant adverse events.
    • Seizure threshold demonstrated a statistically significant increase with advancing age (p = 0.0001).
    • Bilateral electrode placement was associated with a significantly higher seizure threshold (p = 0.0001).
    • Gender was found to have no statistically significant effect on seizure threshold (p = 0.54).

    Conclusions:

    • Standardized stimulus dose-titration is a safe and potentially valuable method for optimizing ECT.
    • Age and bilateral electrode placement are key factors influencing seizure threshold in ECT.
    • Further consensus on dosing strategies could establish dose-titration as a routine clinical practice for enhancing ECT efficacy.