Parameter-based evaluation of attentional impairments in schizophrenia and their modulation by prefrontal transcranial direct current stimulation: a randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled study

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• Conditions: F20; F25; Schizophrenia; Schizoaffective disorders

• Registration Number: DRKS00011665
• Lead Sponsor: Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Klinikum der Universität München

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2016-10-31
• Study Start: 2017-01-30
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

Age: 20-50 years; IQ > 85; Diagnosis: ICD-10 F20.0; F25.0; normal or corrected to normal vision (no red-green color blindness)

Exclusion Criteria

Epileptic seizures, pregnancy, metallic foreign body implants; pace maker; pregnancy; acute suicidal intent;

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Directly after and 24h after stimulation; completion of rating instrument: parametric attentional assessment based on Bundesen’s Theory of Visual Attention (TVA; Bundesen, 1990). (The assessed attentional parameters are: processing speed, visual short-term memory capacity, top-down control)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Directly after stimulation: completion of Comfort Rating Scale (CRQ) to prove that the application had been running smoothly.