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Comparison of the ability of the brain to adapt to change and its relation to genetic differences in patients with schizophrenia and depression as seen in brain stimulation tests and brain imaging tests.

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: F332- Major depressive disorder, recurrent severe without psychotic featuresHealth Condition 2: F322- Major depressive disorder, singleepisode, severe without psychotic featuresHealth Condition 3: F20- Schizophrenia
Registration Number
CTRI/2022/12/048536
Lead Sponsor
Ashok Jammigumpula
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Yet Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia (according to DSM 5) with persisting symptoms

Score of >=4 on one or more of the items of BPRS

4 (conceptual disorganization)

11 (suspiciousness)

12 (hallucinatory behaviour)

15 (unusual thought content)

OR

A score of >=12 on all the above items combined

Right-handed in accordance with the Edinburgh Handedness Inventory

Speak either Kannada or English

Written informed consent

Depression

Major Depressive Disorder (according to DSM 5) with persisting symptoms

HAMD-17 score >=18

Right-handed in accordance to the Edinburgh Handedness Inventory

Speak either Kannada or English

Written informed consent

Healthy Controls

Matched for age, gender and education

Right-handed in accordance to the Edinburgh Handedness Inventory

Speak either Kannada or English

Written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

Schizophrenia

Any history of other major psychiatric disorders

Neurological disorders associated with movement impairments

SUD in the last six months (except nicotine)

Pregnancy

Any contraindication to HD-tDCS or TMS

Depression

Any history of other major psychiatric disorders

Neurological disorders associated with movement impairments

Bipolar depression

Psychotic disorder or symptoms

SUD in the last six months (except nicotine)

Pregnancy

Any contraindication to HD-tDCS or TMS

Healthy Controls

Any history of major psychiatric disorders

SUD in the last six months (except nicotine)

Neurological disorders associated with movement impairments

Major psychiatric illnesses in first-degree relatives

Pregnancy

Any contraindication to HD-tDCS or TMS

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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