Mayo Clinic
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.
Study design: Pilot Crossover design RCT Method of enrollment: Informed written consent from either the patient or their LAR will be obtained by the study coordinator(s) prior to enrollment. Subjects and recruitment methods: Enrolled patients will be computer randomized in 1:1 ratio to either receive the weighted blanket with their first observed ECT (Sequence A) or usual care first (Sequence B). If the patient undergoes multiple observed ECTs during the study period, then patients will alternate between receiving the intervention and receiving usual care. Primary outcome measures: 1. Post…
Inclusion Criteria: * Hospitalized * Undergoing induction series of ECT Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to complete visual analog anxiety assessment scale * Court-ordered ECT
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.
Patients receiving usual care will receive non-weighted blankets
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