Status:
COMPLETED
Theta Burst Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation as Treatment for Auditory Verbal Hallucinations
Lead Sponsor:
UMC Utrecht
Conditions:
Schizophrenia
Psychotic Disorders
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Auditory verbal hallucinations (AVH) are a characterising symptom of schizophrenia. In the majority of patients, these AVH respond well to antipsychotic medication. Yet, a significant minority continu...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizophreniform disorder, schizoaffective disorder or psychosis not otherwise specified.
- Age 18+ years.
- Frequent auditory verbal hallucinations (cut-off at \>once an hour).
- Written informed consent.
Exclusion
- Metal objects in or around the head that cannot be removed (i.e. cochlear implant, surgical clips, piercing, cardiac pacemaker, medicinal pumps)
- History of seizures
- Increased intracranial pressure due to infarcts or trauma.
- History of eye trauma with a metal object or professional metal workers
- Patients who are coercively treated at a psychiatric ward (based on a judicial ruling)
- Patients who are represented by a legal ward or under legal custody
- In female patients, there should be no possibility for pregnancy as determined with a pregnancy test
- Changes in the prescribed medication in a period of 2 weeks prior to participation
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2012
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
71 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01512290
Start Date
March 1 2012
End Date
May 1 2014
Last Update
September 25 2014
Active Locations (1)
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UMC Utrecht
Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, 3584 CX