Status:
COMPLETED
Feasibility Electrical Stimulation Study for Visual Hallucinations
Lead Sponsor:
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
Conditions:
Schizophrenia
Schizoaffective Disorder
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-50 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The visual system has increasingly been recognized as an important site of injury in patients with schizophrenia and other psychoses. Visual system alterations manifest as visual perceptual aberration...
Detailed Description
The visual system has increasingly been recognized as an important site of pathology in patients with schizophrenia and other psychoses. Visual system impairments manifest as visual perceptual aberrat...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- meet diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or psychotic bipolar disorder as verified by the Structured Clinical Interview for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV TR) and consensus clinical diagnosis;
- had no changes to relevant anti-psychotic medications for a period of 1 month prior to participation;
- had a sufficient level of English to allow participation.
Exclusion
- pregnant or breastfeeding women;
- Intelligence quotient \<60
- any major medical or neurologic
- diagnosis of substance abuse positive urine drug screen
- history of moderate-to-severe visual impairment secondary to glaucoma, cataract or macular degeneration
- serious medical illness or instability requiring hospitalization within the next year
- relevant skin allergies; metallic or electronic implants (e.g. pacemakers, brain stimulators).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 2 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
6 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04870710
Start Date
October 1 2020
End Date
January 2 2022
Last Update
June 12 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215