Study proposals

SubjectSubmitterSiteStatus
1Effectiveness of ECT and its clinical predictors in the NetherlandsDore LoefVUmc/GGZ inGeestPublished in Molecular Psychiatry on 10/24/24
2Cognitive safety of ECT and its clinical predictors in the NetherlandsDore LoefVUmc/GGZ inGeestPublished in Journal of Affective Disorders on 1/13/24
3Sensitivity of the MMSE in detecting cognitive side-effects induced by ECTDore LoefVUmc/GGZ inGeestPublished in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging on 08/10/24
4Predicting the outcome of ECT with the DM-TRD staging model for therapy resistance MDDJordy RoversRadboudumcPublished in Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica on 3/26/23
5Inflammation markers, BMI, and smoking as predictors of response to ECT in depressionDominika KaraszweskaAMCApproved on 5/9/22
6Pretreatment cognitive functioning in severely depressed patients indicated for ECTMana Fazel / Mike van KesselAMCApproved on 5/9/22
7Individual outcome prediction of ECT treatmentMetten SomersUMCUApproved on 5/9/22
8The relationship between stimulus pulse width and effectiveness of ECT in MDDJulia MeijerVUmc/GGZ inGeestApproved on 2/20/23
9The relationship between inflammation and the effectiveness of ECT in patients with psychotic depressionKara DrexlerVUmc/GGZ inGeestApproved on 2/20/23
10Symptom network structure and strength of depressive and cognitive symptoms following ECT treatment: a longitudinal network analysis studyMelissa ZandstraUMCUApproved on 7/8/23
11ECT as a treatment for depressive symptom profiles in treatment resistant depressionTom BiemansRadboudumcApproved on 12/11/23
12Impact of frequency of pulses and train duration on seizure threshold, effectiveness, and side-effects of ECTPiotr JażdżykGGZ inGeestApproved on 12/11/23
13The effect of sex on ECT outcome and its clinical predictors in Major Depressive DisorderMachteld BlankenMUMCApproved on 3/4/24
14Model-based economic evaluation of the position of ECT vs pharmacotherapy in the Dutch depression treatment algorithmAnne KleijburgTrimbos InstituteApproved on 4/15/24
15Effectiveness of electroconvulsive therapy comparing evidence from prospective clinical studies versus real worldRobin CobbenUMCUApproved on 9/2/24
16Intranasal esketamine versus electroconvulsive therapy: a multicenter observational cohort studyPim van der MeerUMCUApproved on 10/14/24
17The role of comorbid autism spectrum disorder in the effectiveness of electroconvulsive therapy for major depressive disorderGijs StultiensRadboudumcApproved on 3/31/25
18Comparing neurocognitive effects of electroconvulsive therapy with and without lithium in patients with depressionLiese van den EyndeUMCUApproved on 6/16/25
19Prediction of electroconvulsive therapy response and remission in late-life
depression
Rahat MuslemRadboudumcApproved on 9/8/25
20Identifying the optimal electric field magnitude in electroconvulsive therapyJulia MeijerVUmc/GGZ inGeestApproved on 1/26/26
21The effect of structural measures of brain reserve on post-ECT cognitive declineOlivera Story-JovanovaRadboudumcApproved on 5/4/26
22The effect of clinical measures of cognitive reserve on post-ECT cognitive declineOlivera Story-JovanovaRadboudumcApproved on 5/4/26

If you have access (send request to d.loef@ggzingeest.nl), you can view all research proposals via https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1aDginAGB6jg-QUjdluowHUf4fDi2V6oF?usp=drive_link