Health Condition 1: F20- Schizophrenia
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: adjuvant continuos theta burst stimulation ,active: 10 sessions over 2 weeks over right ventromedial pre frontal cortex via double cone coil in active group.ctbs - bursts of 3 pulses of
Sponsors
CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients giving written informed consent. 2. Right handed. 3. Age between 18- 60 years of either sex. 4. Illness duration of equal to or more than 2 years. 5. Diagnosis of Schizophrenia using Diagnostic Criteria for Research (DCR) of International Classification of Disease-10th edition (ICD-10, World Health Organization,1993) . 6. The Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale for Schizophrenia (PANSS),negative symptoms score of more than 15. 7. Scale for Assessment of Negative Symptoms (SANS) score more than 20. 8. Calgary Depression Scale for Schizophrenia (CDSS) score less than 7. 9. Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) (Overall and Gorham,1962) to assess symptoms in schizophrenia.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Presence of co-morbid neurological or other psychiatric disorder(s). 2. Patient with co-morbid substance dependence, except nicotine and caffeine. 3. Subjects who have received ECT in past 6 months. 4. Patients having any metallic implants/parts in the body. 5. Not willing to give informed consent.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| functional connectivityTimepoint: baseline and at the end of sessions | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| PANSS,SANS,BPRS,MDEESTimepoint: baseline and at the end of sessions | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr SUNILKUMAR SURYAVANSHI
CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY
Outcome results
None listed