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Treatment of Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia by rTMS
Led by Centre hospitalier de Ville-Evrard, France · Updated on 2024-09-19
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Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
246 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of rTMS on the negative symptoms of schizophrenia in real conditions. It will also provide a regulatory framework to rTMS treatments under these conditions. 4 types of rTMS protocols are proposed, allowing to adapt to patients and their tolerances.Treatment lasts between 2 and 4 weeks, with a follow-up period of 3 months after treatment to observe relapses.To assess the evolution of negative symptoms between baseline and the end of treatment, investigators use SANS (Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms).
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Treatment of Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia by rTMS
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Patient over 18 years of age
- Diagnosed with schizophrenia according to DSM-V criteria
- Stable drug treatment for at least 4 weeks
- Presence or persistence of negative symptoms with Negative PANSS score 21 and Positive PANSS score 4
- Patient or legal representative willing to participate and signed informed consent
- Fluent in French language
- Affiliated to a social security scheme
You will not qualify if you...
- Contraindication to TMS such as intracranial foreign body, unstabilized epilepsy, cochlear implant, pacemaker
- Unstabilized medical condition
- Pregnant woman
- Woman of childbearing potential without effective contraception
- Breastfeeding woman
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Etablissement Public de Santé de Ville-Evrard
Neuilly-sur-Marne, France, 93330
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
Y
Youcef Bencherif
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
OTHER
Number of Arms
4
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