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Remediation of Auditory Recognition in Schizophrenia With tDCS

NCT02869334 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2021-07-08

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), when combined with different forms of computer based training, improves the ability to discriminate small differences between sounds in people diagnosed with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Active Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)

Active tDCS, where an extremely weak electric current passes through the brain

DEVICE

Sham Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)

Sham (inactive or placebo) tDCS

BEHAVIORAL

Auditory Remediation

Computer program designed to improve discrimination between sounds

BEHAVIORAL

Control computer activities

Computer program (e.g. games), which are not designed to improve discrimination between sounds

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research

    collaborator OTHER

  • New York State Psychiatric Institute

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Daniel Javitt, MD, PhD · NY State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-06-30
Primary Completion
2020-01-31
Completion
2020-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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