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Clinical trialNCT00070954TerminatedPhase 1/PHASE2Interventional

Ginkgo Biloba to Improve Short-Term Memory Losses Associated With Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)

SponsorMedical University of South CarolinaEnrollment50Memory, Short-Term
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Summary

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Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an effective treatment for severe or medication-resistant depression and other psychiatric disorders. A common side effect of ECT is problems with short-term memory during treatment. This study will test whether taking ginkgo biloba (GB) prior to and during the course of ECT will lessen the effects of ECT on short-term memory.
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Investigators

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Sites

1 registered facility, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

United States
  • Umdnj - Nj Medical School

    Newark, New Jersey, United States

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Drugs studied

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Ginkgo biloba extract
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Registration & key dates

Registry attributes as recorded on the ClinicalTrials.gov study record.

Start
28 Feb 2003
Primary completion
31 Jan 2005
Completion
31 Mar 2005
Last update posted
18 Jul 2018
Registered enrollment
50
Registry id
NCT00070954
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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, via the CTTI AACT database, data as of 24 Aug 2026. Registry facts are shown as registered by the study sponsor; findmyKOL does not interpret them.