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The Effects of Bimodal tDCS on Illness Severity, Insight, Functional Outcomes, Neurocognition and HRV in Schizophrenia

NCT03701100 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2018-10-15

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Summary

The study aimed to investigate the effects of bimodal anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) over bilateral dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) on psychopathological symptoms, insight, psychosocial functioning, neurocognitive function and heart rate variability (HRV) in schizophrenia patients

Conditions

  • Schizophrenia
  • Insight Impaired
  • Psychotic Symptoms
  • Schizoaffective Disorder
  • Neurocognitive Dysfunction
  • Autonomic Imbalance
  • Psychosocial Impairment
  • Quality of Life

Interventions

DEVICE

tDCS

tDCS

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Tri-Service General Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Hsin-An Chang, M.D. · Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-07-17
Primary Completion
2018-09-21
Completion
2018-09-21

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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Diseases

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