Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Motor Function in Schizophrenia Patients and Individuals at Risk for Psychotic Onset
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia
- Sponsor
- Dr WANG Shumei
- Enrollment
- 120
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Motion analysis by using an eight-camera motion capture system (VICON; Oxford Metrics Group, Oxford, UK)
- Status
- Recruiting
- Last Updated
- 3 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The purposes of this research are to investigate (1) if schizophrenia patients and at-risk individuals present bradykinesia and dyskinesia and (2) if tDCS improves motor performance in schizophrenia patients and at-risk individuals. The first hypothesis is that both schizophrenia patients and at-risk individuals show bradykinesia and dyskinesia, and the motor symptoms are more severe in the former than the latter. The second hypothesis is that tDCS improves motor performance in schizophrenia patients and at-risk cases.
Investigators
Dr WANG Shumei
Assistant Professor
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Motion analysis by using an eight-camera motion capture system (VICON; Oxford Metrics Group, Oxford, UK)
Time Frame: Within one week right after the 8th (last) session of tDCS
normalized number of movement units (representing severity of dyskinesia). Unit: units/mm