Health Condition 1: F200- Paranoid schizophrenia
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: EFFICACY OF ADJUNCTIVE EXTENDED ROBOTIZED NEURONAVIGATED CONTINUOUS THETA BURST STIMULATION OVER THE LEFT SUPERIOR TEMPORAL CORTEX ON AUDITORY HALLUCINATIONS IN SCHIZOPHRENIA : A RANDOM
Sponsors
Central Institute of Psychiatry
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Diagnosis of Schizophrenia according to Diagnostic Criteria for Research of ICD-10 (WHO, 1992). 2. Patients having auditory verbal hallucinations 3. Age group between 18-55 years of age of either sex. 4. Right handed patients. 5. Patients giving written informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Current neurological or any co-morbid psychiatric disorders. 2. History of epilepsy, substantial brain damage or any neurological procedures. 3. Subjects with pacemakers or other metal parts in the body. 4. Subjects who have received ECT in past 6 months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcome of the study is AVH score change as assessed at the end of 3 weeks of rTMS treatment in a specially design score sheetTimepoint: PSYRATS PANNS CGI theses tool will be applied on baseline , first week 3rd week and 6 th week | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes are changes in Psychopathology scores as measured by PANSS and change in severity of illness as measured by CGI.Timepoint: 6 weeks | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDR NISHANT GOYAL
CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY
Outcome results
None listed