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Awarded Trial: 98-200
Grant ID
98-200
Illness
Schizophrenia
Primary Drug/Intervention
Repeated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation ( rTMS)
Primary Dosage
20 Hz
Secondary Drug Intervention
N/A
Secondary Dosage
N/A
Other Drug/Intervention
N/A
Other Dosage
N/A
Status
Completed
Investigator
Potkin
Sample Size
32
Duration of Study Period for Each Subject
5 days a week for one month
Outcome Measurements
PANSS, MADRAS, AIMS
Results
Thirty two patients with schizophrenia were randomized to receive 20 Hz rTMS or sham treatment over bilateral dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. There was no significant difference between groups for PANSS scores or for cognitive measures.
Publication
N/A
Link
N/A
PI Name
Steven Potkin
Degree
MD
Center
Department of Psychiatry
Institution
University of California
Address
Irvine Hall, Room 166
City or Town
Irvine
State or Province
CA
Zip or Postal Code
92697
Country
USA
Email Address
sgpotkin@uci.edu