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Modulating the Processing of Ambiguous Valence Facial Expressions in Schizophrenia Using tDCS

Modulating the Processing of Ambiguous Valence Facial Expressions in Schizophrenia Using Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2500109388
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-09-17
Start date
2025-09-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-09-22

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Conditions

?Schizophrenia

Interventions

Experimental Group:tDCS active stimulation

Sponsors

Yangzhou Wutaishan Hospital of Jiangsu Province
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Met the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia; 2.Aged between 18 and 60 years; 3.?Had been on a stable regimen of psychotropic medications for at least 1 month prior to study entry; 4.Provided written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Presence of organic brain disorders, endocrine or metabolic diseases, neurological disorders, dementia, intellectual disability, or any other somatic conditions that may potentially affect cognitive function; 2.History of substance dependence within the past six months; 3.Having received electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) or magnetic stimulation therapy within the past six months; 4.Significant changes in antipsychotic medication regimen within the past six weeks; 5.Color blindness or color vision deficiency; 6.Non-right-handedness.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Participants' emotional experience ratings of surprised faces under explicit emotional priming conditions.;The participants' ratings of their emotional experience in response to surprised faces under implicit emotional priming conditions.;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Positive and Negative Syndrome ;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactXiaoli Lyu

Yangzhou Wutaishan Hospital of Jiangsu Province

lvlvlvli@163.com+86 15962432700

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026