Schizophrenia
Conditions
Interventions
Anodal group:For anodal transcranial direct current stimulation, the stimulation electrode is placed near the I4 region at the back of the cerebellum, targeting the Crus I and Crus II regions. The fou
Sham group:For sham transcranial direct current stimulation, the stimulation electrode was placed near the I4 region of Crus I and Crus II region at the back of the cerebellum, and the four return ele
Sponsors
Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Meets the diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia in the DSM-5 ; (2) Aged between 18 and 65 years; (3) At least a middle school education level; (4) Willing to participate in and cooperate with the tests.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) comorbid with other mental disorders (such as anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, etc.); (2) IQ score less than 70; (3) history of drug addiction or substance abuse; (4) history of brain trauma or nervous system disease; (5) receiving MECT within the past 8 weeks, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) or other tDCS/tACS within 1-2 weeks; (6) changing the type of drug within 2 weeks; (7) had contraindications to tDCS experiment (history or family history of epilepsy, current use of epilepsy drugs, metal implants in the head, scalp inflammation or injury, pregnancy, cardiovascular problems).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Brain function related to sequence prediction;Sequence prediction ability; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Clinical symtoms;Motivation, Pleasure and Anhedonia; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactRaymond C. K. Chan
Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Outcome results
None listed