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Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Motor Function in Schizophrenia Patients and Individuals at Risk for Psychotic Onset

NCT04086160 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2023-03-01

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Summary

The purposes of this research are to investigate (1) if schizophrenia patients and at-risk individuals present bradykinesia and dyskinesia and (2) if tDCS improves motor performance in schizophrenia patients and at-risk individuals. The first hypothesis is that both schizophrenia patients and at-risk individuals show bradykinesia and dyskinesia, and the motor symptoms are more severe in the former than the latter. The second hypothesis is that tDCS improves motor performance in schizophrenia patients and at-risk cases.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Transcranial direct current stimulation device (Soterix Medical, New York, NY)

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a non-invasive intervention, which applies low-amplitude direct electric currents to the brain through scalp electrodes. The real (2mA) or sham tDCS intervention will be given for a total of eight sessions in four weeks with 20 minutes per session.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Dr WANG Shumei

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
12 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-08-22
Primary Completion
2023-12-31
Completion
2023-12-31

Countries

  • Hong Kong

Study Locations

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Diseases

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