Treatment of auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia with bilateral theta burst stimulation (TBS-AH)

ID: 

55

DZPG Site: 

Tübingen
General Information
Status

Ongoing (III): Recruitment completed, but data collection ongoing

Description

To assess the efficacy of bilateral continuous theta burst stimulation (cTBS) as a therapeutic intervention against auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia

Paper

Plewnia et al (2018). Treatment of auditory hallucinations with bilateral theta burst stimulation (cTBS): protocol of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter trial. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 268, 663-673. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00406-017-0861-3

Trial Number

NCT02670291

Contact
PI

Prof. Dr. Christian Plewnia

Further PIs

Prof. Dr. med. Andreas J. Fallgatter Prov. Dr. med. Alkomiet Hasan

Survey Results
Is it an interventional or non-interventional study?
  • Interventional
Specification of study type
  • Parallel
Is it a mono- or multicentric study?

Multicentric

Number of sites

6

Is it a single or multi country study?

Single

Which country?

Germany

Who are participants?
  • Patients with specific diseases
Which diseases? (ICD-11 classification)
  • Mental, behavioural or neurodevelopmental disorders (06)
Mental, behavioural or neurodevelopmental disorders (ICD-11 classification)
  • Schizophrenia or other primary psychotic disorders
Recruitment setting
  • Hospital
  • Outpatient
Target sample size

137

Obtained sample size

139

Start of recruitment

2016

Minimum age of participants

18

Maximum age of participants

65

Data sources for the study
  • Cognitive measurements
  • Medical records
  • Interview
  • Questionnaire
Is it planned to share the data?

Undecided, it is not yet known if data will be made available

Are further follow-ups planned?

No

Is there consent to re-contact participants?

No

Is the implementation of further study components possible?

No

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