rTMS in First Episode Psychosis

NCT02131129 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

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Summary

This study proposes to examine the application of rTMS for the treatment of cognitive dysfunction in FEP. This is an important population for study because if effective, rTMS may represent a preventative treatment for the development of social and vocational impairment that is associated with cognitive dysfunction in schizophrenia. This study will also seek to refine the understanding of the brain circuitry that mediates the potential pro-cognitive effects of rTMS through the use of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) at baseline and following the course of rTMS administration.

Conditions

  • Schizophrenia
  • Schizophreniform Disorder
  • Schizoaffective Disorder

Interventions

DEVICE

rTMS

The stimulation sites will be the left and right DLPFC, defined as 5 cm anterior to the scalp positions at which the MTs were determined. Treatments will be delivered within the following stimulation parameters: 110% of MT, 20 Hz, 30 trains, 1.0 second per train, 20 pulses per train, inter-train interval of 30 seconds (600 pulses/hemisphere, for a total of 1200 pulses/session/day). Ten sessions over a two week duration

DEVICE

Sham Comparator

The stimulation sites will be the left and right DLPFC, defined as 5 cm anterior to the scalp positions at which the MTs were determined. Treatments will be delivered within the following stimulation parameters: 110% of MT, 20 Hz, 30 trains, 1.0 second per train, 20 pulses per train, inter-train interval of 30 seconds (600 pulses/hemisphere, for a total of 1200 pulses/session/day). Ten sessions over a two week duration

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Neuronetics

    collaborator OTHER
  • Indiana University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-04-30
Primary Completion
2016-12-31
Completion
2016-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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