Health Condition 1: null- patients with schizophrenia
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: transcranial direct current stimulation: Anode will be placed in F3 position of the international 10/20 mapping system and cathode in FP2 position .Each participant of active group wil
Sponsors
Kasturba medical college
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients diagnosed with schizophrenia (F20) according to ICD-10 Diagnostic Criteria for Research (DCR) 2. Age between: 18 and 60 of either sex 3. Patients who are on same psychotropic medication for at least 3 months 4. No ECTs in the last six months. 5. Patients who consent to participate (Informed consent) 6. 6 years of formal education
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Comorbid major psychiatric disorders, substance dependence excluding tobacco use 2. Chronic major medical or neurological disorders 3. Subjects with skeletal deformities of scalp 4. Metallic implants 5. Change in medication in the last 3 months. 6. Eligibility criteria for the control group will be the same
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| MCCB (MATRICS Consensus Cognitive Battery) ,the mean changes of the changes across the domains of the battery will be assessedTimepoint: a baseline assessment of MCCB will be done 1 day prior to the recruitment and then assessments will be done again one hour after 10th session of tdcs and after one month after the tdcs procedure | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| PANSS: Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale for Schizophrenia CGI: Clinical Global Impression SCoRS: Schizophrenia Cognition Rating Scale TDCS adverse effect questionnaire Timepoint: before the interventions is started and then after tenth session of tdcs and after 1 month | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr P PRAVEEN REDDY
Department of psychiatry Kasturba Medical College Manipal Udupi Karnataka
Outcome results
None listed