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Awarded Trial: 98-200

Grant ID

98-200

Illness

Schizophrenia

Primary Drug/Intervention

Repeated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation ( rTMS)

Primary Dosage

20 Hz

Secondary Drug Intervention

N/A

Secondary Dosage

N/A

Other Drug/Intervention

N/A

Other Dosage

N/A

Status

Completed

Investigator

Potkin

Sample Size

32

Duration of Study Period for Each Subject

5 days a week for one month

Outcome Measurements

PANSS, MADRAS, AIMS

Results

Thirty two patients with schizophrenia were randomized to receive 20 Hz rTMS or sham treatment over bilateral dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. There was no significant difference between groups for PANSS scores or for cognitive measures.

Publication

N/A

Link

N/A

PI Name

Steven Potkin

Degree

MD

Center

Department of Psychiatry

Institution

University of California

Address

Irvine Hall, Room 166

City or Town

Irvine

State or Province

CA

Zip or Postal Code

92697

Country

USA

Email Address

sgpotkin@uci.edu