Status:

UNKNOWN

rTMS on Mismatch Negativity of Schizophrenia

Lead Sponsor:

National Taiwan University Hospital

Conditions:

Schizophrenia

Mismatch Negativity

Eligibility:

All Genders

20-45 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Auditory mismatch negativity deficit is a robust neurophysiological biomarker of schizophrenia. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a neuromodulation method and can be used to modul...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • diagnosis of schizophrenia according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision
  • mean amplitude of MMN at FCz greater than -0.7 ㎶
  • moderate or milder disease severity (scoring 4 or below according to clinical global rating scale)

Exclusion

  • unwillingness or inability to cooperate with the experiments
  • with mental retardation, epilepsy, or other major brain pathology (e.g. cerebrovascular accidents or major head injury)
  • with alcohol or other illicit substance abuse
  • with major debilitating systemic diseases or difficulties in ambulation
  • with hearing impairments as screened by audiometry over 500 Hz, 1000 Hz and 6000 Hz
  • with pacemaker, intra-ocular metal foreign body, intracerebral vessel clip, artificial cardiac valve, electronic implant in the body, claustrophobia, or previous surgery involving the brain
  • being pregnant or to be pregnant during the clinical trial. A pre-TMS evaluation scale will be applied to ensure the safety

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 5 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

February 28 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

48 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04012684

Start Date

September 5 2019

End Date

February 28 2021

Last Update

August 10 2020

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Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, Taiwan, 1002