A study on the effect of transcranial direct current stimulation on cognitive impairment in schizophrenia

A study on the effect of transcranial direct current stimulation on cognitive impairment in schizophrenia - The effect of transcranial direct current stimulation in schizophrenia

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000015953

Enrollment

Registered

2015-12-15

Start date

2015-01-05

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

schizophrenia

Interventions

transcranial direct current stimulation (twice daily for 5 days)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1)Meeting DSM-5 criteria for shiczophrenia (2)Able to understand the purposes and nature of the study and provide consetnt to agree to participate in it

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1)Having severe organic brain regions, head trauma with consciousness loss lasting more than 10 minutues, and/or present or past history of epilepsy (2) Having alcohol or other substances abuse (excluding caffeine and nicotine) witnin 12 months of the baseline assessment (3)Contra-indicated to ECT or tDCS (e.g. history of brain injury) (4) Unqualified to the study based on the investigator's judgment

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Brief Assessment of Cognitive function in Schizophrenia Japanese version	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
CDSS(Calgary Depression Scale for Schizophrenics) PANSS(Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale)	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactKazuko Iwase

National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry Translational Medical Center

iwase@ncnp.go.jp+81-42-341-2711

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026