schizophrenia
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Being judged to be able to express free will by multi-disciplinary team in charge 2) Meeting DSM-IV-TR criteria for schizophrenia 3) 20 years or older.Less than 60 years old 4) Finishing the assessment of sensory modulation and having used the sensory modulation room more than once 5) Patients for whom changes in main medication were presumed to be not necessary during the study 6) After explain the aims and nature of the study,capable of giving informed consent to participate in it
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1)History of epilepsy (Possibility of using light stimulations) 2)Serious suicidal ideation or possibility of harming themselves and others present at screening 3)Possible physical violence to intervening person at study 4)Unstable physical disorders(Performance Status 3 or 4) 5)No possibility of finishing intervention within the time limit because of discharge or hospital transfer 6)Other conditions deemed to affect the study eligibility
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Visual Analogue Scale(6 items) Clinical Global Impression(CGI) Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale-Excited Component(PANSS-EC) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pressure Pulse | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry Rehabilitation office