Status:
COMPLETED
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) and Hallucinations in Schizophrenia
Lead Sponsor:
Hôpital le Vinatier
Conditions:
Schizophrenia
Auditory Hallucinations
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-50 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether trans Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) is effective in the treatment of auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia.
Detailed Description
The project will investigate the use of a novel technique, transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in the treatment of patients with schizophrenia. tDCS permit the application of an extremely w...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Schizophrenia according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual - DSM-IV
- Auditory verbal hallucinations for at least 6 weeks (despite antipsychotic drugs)
- Medication Resistance according to Kane et al., 1988
- Age between 18 and 50 years old
- Informed consent
Exclusion
- Concomitant major and unstable medical or neurologic illness
- Pregnant
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 2 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 20 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
46 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00870909
Start Date
February 2 2009
End Date
July 20 2016
Last Update
March 1 2017
Active Locations (2)
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1
Hopital Le vinatier
Bron, France, 69677
2
Laboratoire de Recherche " Vulnérabilité Aux Psychoses "
Monastir, Tunisia