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NCT05135897: FundECT
The Neurobiological Fundaments of Depression and Its Relief Through Neurostimulation Treatments
trial testing Electroconvulsive therapy in Major Depressive Disorder 1 in 150 participants. Status unknown.
31 December 2025
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Haukeland University Hospital |
|---|---|
| Status | Status unknown |
| Study type | OBSERVATIONAL |
| Enrollment | 150 |
| Start date | 27 September 2021 |
| Primary completion | 31 December 2025 |
| Estimated completion | 31 December 2025 |
| Sites | 1 location across Norway |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Electroconvulsive therapy
- rTMS
Conditions studied
- Major Depressive Disorder 1 — all drugs for Major Depressive Disorder 1 →
- Major Depressive Disorder — all drugs for Major Depressive Disorder →
- Healthy — all drugs for Healthy →
Sponsor
Haukeland University Hospital
Who can join
18 and older, any sex, with Major Depressive Disorder 1 or Major Depressive Disorder. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
The study will apply state of the art radiology through advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques to investigate structural and functional brain effects of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS).
Publications & conference data
2 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Neurobiological mechanisms of ECT and TMS treatment in depression: study protocol of a multimodal magnetic resonance investigation.
Frid LM, Kessler U, Ousdal OT, Hammar Å, et al · · 2023 · cited 9× · PMID 37904091 · DOI 10.1186/s12888-023-05239-0 -
Neurobiological mechanisms of ECT and TMS treatment in depression. Study protocol of a multimodal magnetic resonance investigation
Frid LM, Kessler U, Ousdal O, Hammar Å, et al · · 2023 · DOI 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3359214/v1
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Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
- WHO ICTRP — international registry index
- EU Clinical Trials Register
- Sponsor press releases (Google)
- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05135897 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
- Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Haukeland University Hospital
- Last refreshed: 26 November 2021
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