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Awarded Trial: 01T-091
Grant ID
01T-091
Illness
Schizophrenia
Primary Drug/Intervention
Repeated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)
Primary Dosage
N/A
Secondary Drug Intervention
N/A
Secondary Dosage
N/A
Other Drug/Intervention
N/A
Other Dosage
N/A
Status
Completed
Investigator
Schneider
Sample Size
51
Duration of Study Period for Each Subject
4 weeks
Outcome Measurements
SANS, HAM-D, WCST, SF-36, CGI.
Results
Fifty-one patients were randomized to receive 10Hz stimulation, 1Hz stimulation or a sham procedure. Patients receiving the 10Hz treatment showed a significant reduction in SANS scores. There was no significant improvement on the Wisconsin Card Sort Test.
Publication
Schneider AL1, Schneider TL, Stark H. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) as an augmentation treatment for the negative symptoms of schizophrenia: a 4-week randomized placebo controlled study. Brain Stimul. 2008 Apr;1(2):106-11.
Link
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20633377
PI Name
Alan Schneider
Degree
MD
Center
N/A
Institution
Gateways Hospital and Mental Health Center
Address
1891 Effie St
City or Town
Los Angeles
State or Province
CA
Zip or Postal Code
90026
Country
USA
Email Address
alsmd@adelphia.net