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The Effects of tDCS on Illness Awareness in Schizophrenia

NCT02848885 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 32

Last updated 2025-06-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This is a novel study that seeks to explore the clinical and functional imaging effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on illness awareness or anosognosia in schizophrenia, arguably the most treatment-resistant manifestation of the disorder.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Active TDCS

Participants will receive active tDCS stimulation.

OTHER

Sham TDCS

Participants will receive sham tDCS stimulation

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Philip Gerretsen, MD, PhD · Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-08-31
Primary Completion
2025-05-13
Completion
2025-05-13

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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Diseases

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