50 Hz vs. 25 Hz Magnetic Seizure Therapy for Schizophrenia

NCT03003156 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 18

Last updated 2017-05-05

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Summary

This trial attempts to investigate whether the dosage (frequency) has an effect on the treatment efficacy and cognitive outcomes of magnetic seizure therapy (MST) among schizophrenia patients. Half of the participants will be recruited to receive 25 Hz MST, while the other half will be recruited to 50 Hz MST.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

25 Hz magnetic seizure therapy

In addition to treatment as usual (TAU), participants were supposed to receive ten sessions of 25 Hz MST in four weeks, with three sessions per week in the first two weeks and two sessions per week in the following two weeks.

PROCEDURE

50 Hz magnetic seizure therapy

In addition to treatment as usual (TAU), participants were supposed to receive ten sessions of 50 Hz MST in four weeks, with three sessions per week in the first two weeks and two sessions per week in the following two weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Shanghai Mental Health Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Chunbo Li, PHD · Shanghai Mental Health Center

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-02-29
Primary Completion
2017-02-28
Completion
2017-03-31

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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