Status:

COMPLETED

Influence of rTMS on Symptoms and Cognitive Function in Patients With Psychiatric Disorders

Lead Sponsor:

Beijing HuiLongGuan Hospital

Conditions:

Schizophrenia

Major Depressive Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-60 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The investigators investigated the effects of high frequency (10Hz) repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on the symptoms and cognitive functioning in patients with psychiatric disorders

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of high-frequency rTMS over left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in the treatment of symptoms and cognitive functioning in 200 chronic patients with...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • For Schizophrenia Patients:
  • Diagnosis of schizophrenia by two senior psychiatrists
  • Between 18 and 60 years and Han Chinese
  • Duration of symptoms at least 12 months
  • With unresolved negative symptoms (Negative scale of PANSS ≥20 and positive scale of PANSS \< 24)
  • Smoking
  • For Major Depressive Disorder Patients:
  • Diagnosis of Major depressive disorder by two senior psychiatrists
  • Between 18 and 60 years and Han Chinese
  • Duration of symptoms at least 12 months
  • Smoking

Exclusion

  • Documented disease of physical diseases including, but not limited to seizure, epilepsy, aneurysm brain tumor, and stroke, dementia, parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, multiple sclerosis
  • Acute, unstable and/or significant and untreated medical illness (e.g., infection, unstable diabetes, uncontrolled hypertension)
  • Severe headache for unknown reasons and cardiovascular diseases, intracranial metals, pacemakers, severe and those receiving electroconvulsive therapy in the past 3 months
  • Past history of autoimmune and allergies, hypertension, lung disease, diabetes or cerebrovascular disease), past history of neurological illness (head trauma with loss of consciousness for more than 5 minutes) or family history of epilepsy increasing the risk of seizures
  • Education level less than 5 years by subject report
  • Receiving or planning to start the psychotherapy during the rTMS treatment or past received psychotherapy 6 months before the current study
  • Subjects who suffered from alcohol or illegal drug abuse/dependence

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 30 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

800 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04055181

Start Date

December 1 2018

End Date

January 30 2020

Last Update

June 9 2021

Active Locations (6)

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Chaohu Hospital of Anhui medical unviersity

Chaohu, Anhui, China, 238000

2

Zhongshan Third People's Hospital

Zhongshan, Guangdong, China, 528400

3

Wuhan Mental Health Center

Wuhan, Hubei, China, 100096

4

Ganzhou Third Hospital

Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China, 341000