schizophrenia
Conditions
Interventions
A:20Hz rTMS
B:Sham repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
Sponsors
Shanghai Mental Health Center
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to 49 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. patients to be diaginsed according to DSM-IV for paranoid schizophrenia; 2. Aged 20 to 49 years old; 3. Duration of 2~10 years; 4. the disease situation is stable, the fluctuation of PANSS total score <=10% in last 1 month, and have accepted the current drugs for more than 8 weeks; 5. Patients, their families and doctors are agreed that the disease situation is stable and maintainthe current drug treatmentdrug in next month; 6. Signed an informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. patients to be diaginsed according to DSM-IV for substance abused,development delayed; 2. suffering from serious physical disease and can not accept the treatment; 3. rTMS contraindications: intracranial metal substance, with heart pacemakers and cochlear implants, intracranial pressure; 4. the disease situation is not stable, the fluctuation of PANSS total score >10% in last 1 month, PANSS total score >60; 5. difficult to maintain the current drug treatment for at least 1 month; 6. undergoing ECT or MECT in last 3 months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| working memory; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| gamma band oscillation; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactLiu Dengtang
Shanghai Mental Health Center
Outcome results
None listed