Shock therapy maintenance may keep schizophrenia at bay
NCT ID NCT06456983
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether maintenance electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) can prevent relapse in people with schizophrenia that doesn't respond to the strongest medications. About 140 participants who improved after a course of ECT will either continue with maintenance ECT or receive usual care. The goal is to see if maintenance ECT delays or reduces the chance of relapse.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Clinic for Psychiatry, Saarbrücken
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSaarbrücken, Germany
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Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health (CIMH)
RECRUITINGMannheim, 68159, Germany
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Departmet of Psychiatry, University Medical Center Göttingen
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGöttingen, Germany
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Dept. of Psychiatry I, Wiesloch
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGWiesloch, Germany
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Dept. of Psychiatry, Hannover Medical School
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHanover, Germany
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Dept. of Psychiatry, LMU München
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMünchen, Germany
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Dept. of Psychiatry, RWTU Aachen
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAachen, Germany
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Dept. of Psychiatry, University Mainz
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMainz, Germany
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Dept. of Psychiatry, University Tübingen
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTübingen, Germany
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Dept. of Psychiatry, University of Augsburg
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAugsburg, Germany
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Klinik für Psychiatrie, Göppingen
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGöppingen, Germany
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Klinik für Psychiatrie, Siegen
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSiegen, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Klinik für Allgemeine Psychiatrie
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHeidelberg, 69115, Germany
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Zentrum für Psychische Gesundheit
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGIngolstadt, Germany
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