sing transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to improve working memory in schizophrenia and healthy controls: investigating the role of current strength at three time points post stimulation.

Dr Kate Hoy0 个研究点目标入组 40 人开始时间: 2012年10月17日最近更新: 2020年1月13日

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•This study will involve both patients with schizophrenia and healthy controls. As such inclusion and exclusion criteria are defined separately for these groups.
•Participants with schizophrenia will be included if they:
•- are voluntary and competent to consent
•- have a diagnosis of Schizophrenia or Schizoaffective Disorder as confirmed by the Structure Clinical Interview for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) -IV (SCID-IV)
•Healthy individuals will be included if they:
•- have capacity to consent
•- have no personal history of psychiatric illness (lifetime) - based on self report.

•Patients with schizophrenia will be excluded if they:
•- have a a DSM-IV history of substance abuse or dependence in the last 6 months
•- have a concomitant major and/or unstable medical or neurologic illness
•- are currently taking carbamazepine
•- are currently pregnant or lactating
•- have metal anywhere in the head, except the mouth (this includes metallic objects such as screws and clips from surgical procedures)
•Healthy participants will be excluded if they:
•- have an unstable medical condition, neurological disorder or are currently pregnant or lactating
•- have metal in the cranium, a pacemaker, cochlear implant medication pump or other electronic device

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Dr Kate Hoy