Status:
COMPLETED
Cognitive Enhancement on Working Memory in Patients With Schizophrenia
Lead Sponsor:
Taipei Medical University Shuang Ho Hospital
Conditions:
Memory Deficits
Schizophrenia
Eligibility:
All Genders
20-55 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The investigators plan to investigate the effect of enhancement on working memory (WM) in patients of chronic schizophrenia and determine the predictive factors of effective treatment.
Detailed Description
Schizophrenia is a chronic and disabling disease with a prevalence of 0.5%\~1.5% in the general population. It's estimated 98% of patients with schizophrenia exhibit variable degrees of cognitive defi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion criteria
- Inform consent acquired
- Age 20 to 50
- Right-handed
- Patients with schizophrenia diagnosed according to DSM-5 criteria
- Exclusion criteria
- Participants who are pregnant or breastfeeding
- Participants who have metal implants
- Participants who have alcohol/substance use disorder or received electro-convulsive therapy within the past 6 months.
- Participants who have history of head injury with loss of consciousness
- Participants who have history of brain lesions, infection, or epilepsy
- Skin lesions on the electrodes placed
- Cancer patients
- Patients with high fever
- Patients with significant sensory loss
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 30 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
28 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03872310
Start Date
May 1 2019
End Date
August 30 2021
Last Update
August 11 2022
Active Locations (1)
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Shuang-Ho Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan, 235