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Precise Intervention Technology and Application of Low Intensity TUS on Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia
Sponsor: Shanghai Mental Health Center
Summary
Based on the current background and our previous studies, TUS has been proved that rTUS intervention could induce long-term potentiation like (LTP-like) plasticity and neuromodulate the brain cortex in schizophrenia patients. rTUS over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) can alleviate the negative symptoms in schizophrenia. In this double-blind, randomized, sham-controlled study, the efficacy of different treatment options and mechanisms of low-intensity rTUS on negative symptoms will be investigated.
Official title: Precise Intervention Technology and Application of Low Intensity Transcranial Ultrasound Stimulation (TUS) on Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 50 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
81
Start Date
2023-12-01
Completion Date
2025-12-31
Last Updated
2025-03-26
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
low-intensity transcranial ultrasound stimulation (TUS)
The rTUS was administered using an immersion-type focused ultrasound transducer (V391-SU, Olympus NDT, Waltham, USA). Low-intensity transcranial ultrasound stimulation on the target. Duration:20 days (workdays for four consecutive weeks).
Locations (1)
Shanghai Mental Health Center
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China