Clinical Trial: Non-invasive Brain Stimulation for Auditory Verbal Hallucinations in Schizophrenia

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: The Mechanism of Non-invasive Brain Stimulation for Therapy of Chronic Auditory Verbal Hallucinations in Schizophrenia

Brief Summary: The current study investigates the basic principles that underlie the efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation for chronic auditory verbal hallucinations in schizophrenia in a multimodal design.

Detailed Summary:
Sponsor: Charite University, Berlin, Germany

Current Primary Outcome: Change of Auditory Hallucination Rating Scale score [ Time Frame: baseline; 3 days after intervention; 3 months after intervention ]

Auditory Hallucination Rating Scale score will be assessed at baseline; changes thereof at 3 days after intervention and 3 months after intervention are primary outcome measures


Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome: Positive And Negative Syndrome Scale [ Time Frame: baseline; 3 days after intervention; 3 months after intervention ]

Positive And Negative Syndrome Scale score will be assessed at baseline; changes thereof at 3 days after intervention and 3 months after intervention are secondary outcome measures


Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: Charite University, Berlin, Germany

Dates:
Date Received: February 26, 2013
Date Started: March 2013
Date Completion:
Last Updated: August 13, 2016
Last Verified: August 2016