Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) for First-episode Schizophrenia Patients:A Double-blinded , Randomized and Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)Study

Xijing Hospital1 site in 1 country60 target enrollmentJune 2011

ConditionsSchizophrenia

Overview

Phase: Phase 3
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Schizophrenia
Sponsor: Xijing Hospital
Enrollment: 60
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: PANSS
Last Updated: 14 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to evaluate the effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation(rTMS)in the first-episode Schizophrenic patients: the clinical and MRI findings

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

June 2011

End Date

December 2013

Last Updated

14 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Xijing Hospital

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

fengshufang

Fourth Military Medical University, Department of Psychiatry, Xi Jing hospital

Xijing Hospital

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Age between 16-45 years
•Diagnosis of schizophrenia according to DSM-IV criteria(by a board-certified psychiatrist)
•PANSS\>=60
•First episode, and the patients haven't use any antipsychotic drugs

Exclusion Criteria

•Suicide risk
•Diagnose of substance abuse/dependance
•Severe uncontrolled organic disease that may interfere in the patient´s participation in the study
•Contraindication to TMS:
•Implanted pacemaker
•Medication pump
•Vagal stimulator
•Deep brain stimulator
•Metallic hardware in the head or scalp: shrapnel, surgical clips, or fragments from welding
•Signs of increased intracranial pressure