Efficacy of Maintenance Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) in Auditory Verbal Hallucinations

Recruiting N/A Interventional Study
Schizophrenia; Psychosis
No Placebo Group Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
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At a Glance
Age
18 – 65
Sex
Any
Study type
Interventional
Purpose
Treatment
Participants needed
120 (estimated)
Sponsor
University Hospital, Caen · Other
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About This Trial
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) can alleviate persistent auditory verbal hallucinations (AVH) in schizophrenic patients, but the classical procedure with low-frequency stimulation for several weeks upon the left temporoparietal junction have shown modest therapeutic effects, and there is currently no robust predictive factor to the response of the treatment. In a previous multi…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Male or female; Age ≥ 18 years ≤ 65 years * Diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorders according to DSM 5.0 criteria * Patients treated with at least one antipsychotic medication * Presence of auditory verbal hallucinations despite the optimization of the antipsyc…
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Sonia Dollfus, MD-PhD

02.31.06.50.18

dollfus-s@chu-caen.fr

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