Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Treatment for Patients With Persistent Auditory Hallucinations

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Schizophrenia, Hallucinations

In brief

This study will evaluate the long-term effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in patients with auditory hallucinations.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00042159

Run by

Yale University

People needed

50

Starts

2002-07-01

Expected to finish

2004-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-08-06

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 55. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Have persistent auditory hallucinations

You may not qualify if…

• History of neurological disorder
• Serious, unstable medical conditions (persons with hypertension or diabetes mellitus may enroll if these conditions are treated and stable)
• Active drug or alcohol abuse (persons may enroll if they have a history of drug or alcohol abuse provided that they do not use these substances at least 4 weeks prior to study initiation)
• History of seizures unrelated to drug withdrawal
• Estimated IQ less than 80
• Have a sibling or parent with epilepsy
• Disorganized thought process or intellectual impairment that inhibits the ability to give an informed consent

Where it is running

• Yale-New Haven Psychiatric Hospital — New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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