Bilateral Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Auditory Hallucinations Original Study

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Schizophrenia

In brief

This trial is designed to determine if administering repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) simultaneously to two sites in the temporal lobes, one on the left and one on the right, produces greater improvements in "voices" and other symptoms of schizophrenia compared to rTMS given to just one site in the temporal lobes.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00567281

Run by

Yale University

People needed

40

Starts

2007-10-01

Expected to finish

2012-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-09-17

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Previously enrolled in our "parent" rTMS trial with passage of at least six months since last received active rTMS

You may not qualify if…

• Active substance abuse or alcohol abuse
• Pregnancy
• Dose or type of psychiatric medication changed within the 4 weeks prior to study entry
• Recent head trauma, seizures, or significant unstable medical condition

Where it is running

• Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine — New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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