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Keep this study
Lead
Medical University of South Carolina
Age
18–89
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Any candidate for electroconvulsive therapy who is about to initiate their ECT course at Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) for a clinically indicated diagnosis
Age 18 to 90 years old
Able to speak and understand English
Able to give consent to participate in the study
You may not be if
Any medical condition that limits the ability to speak or speak clearly, for example a history of head and/or neck cancer, spinal cord injury affecting speech, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or those with absence of critical anatomical structures involved in speech.
Any voice characteristics that may limit the ability to speak English clearly including speech impediments or heavy accents (as evidenced by the pronunciation of the English language in such a non-standard way that research staff). If study staff have significant difficulty understanding the participant's responses in conversation, this may warrant exclusion.
Patients who are receiving ECT by involuntary order, by order of their guardian, or by a court order, as evidenced by patient report or brief chart review.
Patients who elect to not receive their full course of ECT at MUSC.
