Status:
TERMINATED
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) to Improve Gesture Control
Lead Sponsor:
University of Bern
Conditions:
Schizophrenia and Related Disorders
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The majority of schizophrenia patients is impaired in hand gesture performance, which contributes to poor functional outcome and poor communication skills. The left inferior frontal gyrus (IFG) and th...
Detailed Description
Schizophrenia is associated with poor social functioning, which is perturbed by deficits in social interaction including nonverbal communication. The use of hand gestures is critical for nonverbal com...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Right handed according to the Edinburgh Handedness Inventory
- Ability and willingness to participate in the study
- Ability to provide written informed consent
- Informed Consent as documented by signature (Appendix Informed Consent Form)
- Spent majority of childhood/adolescence in Switzerland
- Patients: schizophrenia spectrum disorder according to DSM-5
Exclusion
- Women who are pregnant or breast feeding
- Metal objects on or in the body (e.g. grenade splinter, cardiac pacemaker, vessel clips, metal prostheses, contraceptive coil, cochlear implants, hearing aid, tooth implant)
- Tattoos on head, neck or shoulder in close proximity to the electrode placement
- Current skin problems on the scalp, eg. bruises or open wounds
- History of neurosurgery, any severe head wounds, history of neurologic disorders impacting gesture, e.g. Parkinson's disease, stroke, multiple sclerosis
- Active drug addiction except nicotine
- Known contact allergies
- Controls: first-degree relatives with schizophrenia spectrum disorders
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 29 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 22 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
32 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03463902
Start Date
January 29 2018
End Date
March 22 2024
Last Update
March 28 2024
Active Locations (1)
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1
University Hospital of Psychiatry
Bern, Switzerland, 3000