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Efficacy of tDCS in the Treatment of Resistant Auditory Hallucinations in Schizophrenia
Sponsor: Centre hospitalier de Ville-Evrard, France
Summary
The regions which are assumed to underlie the pathophysiology of schizophrenia, namely hypoactivity at the prefrontal level and pathological hyperactivity of the associative regions of the language located in the left temporoparietal region. To assess the efficacy of tDCS on auditory hallucinations, the investigators performs an randomized double blind versus placebo trial. In each arms patients will receive two tDCS sessions a day during two weeks.
Official title: Efficacy of tDCS in the Treatment of Resistant Auditory Hallucinations in Schizophrenia: A Double Blind, Randomized Controlled Study
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
25
Start Date
2016-05-03
Completion Date
2025-03-31
Last Updated
2026-08-06
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
transcranial direct current stimulation
transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a non invasive brain stimulation technic
Locations (1)
unité de recherche clinique de l'E.P.S de Ville Evrard
Neuilly-sur-Marne, France