NCT01370291

Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for First-episode Schizophrenia Patients

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

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Xijing Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 16 Years – 45 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

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

Conditions

• Schizophrenia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	active Risperidone and active rTMS	active Risperidone:------- active rTMS:auditory hallucinations:low-frequency(1Hz)applied over the left temporoparietal cortex(LTPC) negative symptoms:high-frequency（10Hz）applied over the left temporoparietal cortex(LTPC)
OTHER	active rTMS and sham Risperidone	active Risperidone:------- ; active rTMS:auditory hallucinations:low-frequency(1Hz)applied over the left temporoparietal cortex(LTPC); negative symptoms:high-frequency（10Hz）applied over the left temporoparietal; cortex(LTPC)
OTHER	sham rTMS and active Risperidone	active Risperidone:------- ; active rTMS:auditory hallucinations:low-frequency(1Hz)applied over the left temporoparietal cortex(LTPC); negative symptoms:high-frequency（10Hz）applied over the left temporoparietal; cortex(LTPC)

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-06-01
• Primary completion: 2012-12-01
• Completion: 2013-12-01
• First posted: 2011-06-09
• Last updated: 2012-02-15

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: China