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Adjunctive dTMS for treatment of negative symptoms in Schizophrenia

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Health Condition 1: F20- Schizophrenia
Registration Number
CTRI/2021/07/035267
Lead Sponsor
Central Institute of Psychiatry
Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
54
Inclusion Criteria

1. Diagnosis of Schizophrenia using Diagnostic Criteria for Research (DCR) of International

Classification of Disease-10th edition (ICD-10, World Health Organization, 1992).

2. Age between 18- 60 years of either sex.

3. Illness duration of equal to or more than 2 years.

4. The Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale for Schizophrenia (PANSS) negative symptoms score

of more than 15.

5. Scale for Assessment of Negative Symptoms (SANS) score more than 20.

6. Calgary Depression Scale for Schizophrenia (CDSS) score less than 7.

7. Right-handed.

8. Patients giving written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Presence of co-morbid neurological or other psychiatric disorder(s).

2. Patient with co morbid substance dependence, except nicotine and caffeine.

3. Having any metallic implants/parts in body.8

4. Subjects who have received ECT in past 6 months.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
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