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Peri-procedural Weighted Blanket Use for ECT
Sponsor: Mayo Clinic
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if weighted blanket use before and after electroconvulsant therapy (ECT) works to reduce pre-ECT anxiety and post-ECT agitation. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does weighted blanket use before and after ECT reduce patient reported anxiety before ECT? Does weighted blanket use before and after ECT reduce post-ECT agitation following ECT? Participants will: Use either a weighted blanket or a non-weighted blanket before and after ECT. Report their anxiety before ECT Be observed for post-ECT agitation as they awaken from anesthesia after ECT.
Official title: Effect of Peri-procedural Weighted Blanket Use on Pre-ECT Anxiety and Post-ECT Agitation: A Pilot Crossover Design RCT Study.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
200
Start Date
2026-11-01
Completion Date
2028-12-31
Last Updated
2026-10-28
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Weighted blanket
Weighted blankets, a form of deep pressure stimulation, have been shown to be an effective non-pharmacologic means of improving anxiety in psychiatric, pediatric, geriatric, and oncologic populations.
Usual Care Group
Patients receiving usual care will receive non-weighted blankets
Locations (1)
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota, United States