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Studying the effect of reducing the temperature of the frontal area of ??the head on sustained visual attention accuracy.

Comparing the effectiveness of reducing frontal head temperature in improving sustained visual attention in schizophrenia patients.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20250119064433N1
Enrollment
42
Registered
2025-05-02
Start date
2024-11-11
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-07-21

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Schizopherenia.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: The cooling device cover will be placed on the forehead area of ??the intervention group. The cooling fluid flows in the forehead cover. The duration of the tempera

Sponsors

Yasouj University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Schizophrenia patient diagnosed by a psychiatrist Consent of the individual or his/her legal guardian to participate in the study. Breakfast or 250 cc of water. No heart problems. No use of blood pressure regulating medications. No acute or chronic sinusitis. No migraine headache. No anxiety. Adequate sleep of at least 6 hours the night before the intervention session. No alcohol, nicotine, and coffee consumption at least 24 hours before the study. Having normal binocular vision or 10/10. No drug abuse. No ECT treatment. The patient should only receive aripiprazole.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Headaches during the phase of decreasing cerebral cortex temperature Creating a state of anxiety during the phase of decreasing cerebral cortical temperature Nausea and dizziness during the phase of decreasing cerebral cortex temperature The individual can withdraw from the study at any time and for any reason.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Sustained visual attention. Timepoint: The assessment of the sustained visual attention variable is performed before and after the frontal temperature reduction phase. Method of measurement: Using the Visual Search Test from the University of Cambridge's CANTAB test suite.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr. Seyed Nazir Hashemi

Yasouj University of Medical Sciences

hashemi.nazir@yums.ac.ir+98 74 3322 2291

Outcome results

None listed

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