Status:

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

tDCS for Cognitive Impairment Associated With Recent-onset Schizophrenia

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital, Grenoble

Collaborating Sponsors:

Direction Générale de l'Offre de Soins

Conditions:

Schizophrenia

Psychotic Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-35 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Background: In parallel to the traditional symptomatology, deficits in cognition (memory, attention, reasoning, social functioning) contribute significantly to disability and suffering in individuals ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • The inclusion criteria include:
  • subjects of both genders, diagnosed with recent-onset schizophrenia (first 3 years of illness), confirmed through the Structured Clinical Interview for the American Psychiatric Association Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (SCID-5);
  • aged 18-35 years;
  • intelligence quotient (IQ) \> 55;
  • cognitive deficit confirmed by a MCCB (MATRICS Cognitive Consensus Battery) total score T-score \< 40;
  • the subjects should be receiving stable doses of antipsychotics for ≥ 4 weeks;
  • the subjects are covered by a public health insurance.
  • The exclusion criteria include:
  • pregnant (controlled by urine pregnancy test in females of childbearing age) or breastfeeding women;
  • unstable or acute medical conditions;
  • subjects who receive involuntary treatment or guardianship;
  • history of cranioencephalic trauma with loss of consciousness or central nervous system diseases that affect the brain;
  • use of drugs that affect cognitive performance such as anticholinergic agents and benzodiazepines;
  • current diagnosis of substance abuse or history of substance dependence in the last 6 months, except nicotine;
  • MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging), PET (Positron Emission Tomography) or tDCS (transcranial Direct Current Stimulation) contraindications

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    June 1 2023

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    June 1 2027

    Estimated Enrollment :

    60 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT05440955

    Start Date

    June 1 2023

    End Date

    June 1 2027

    Last Update

    April 4 2023

    Active Locations (4)

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    1

    CHU Grenoble Alpes

    La Tronche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, 38700

    2

    CH Alpes-Isère

    Saint-Égrève, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, 38120

    3

    CH Le Vinatier

    Bron, France, 69500

    4

    CHU Saint-Etienne

    Saint-Etienne, France, 42055