NCT05343598Recruiting
Using Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) to Understand Hallucinations in Schizophrenia
Empirical Validation of a Cerebellar-cortical Hallucination Circuit
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 22 Jan 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This study uses a noninvasive technique called transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to study how hallucinations work in schizophrenia. TMS is a noninvasive way of stimulating the brain, using a magnetic field to change activity in the brain. The magnetic field is produced by a coil that is held next to the scalp. In this study the investigators will be stimulating the brain to learn more about how TMS might improve these symptoms of schizophrenia.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 68 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 13 Apr 2022
- Start date
- 13 Oct 2021
- Primary completion date
- 31 Oct 2026
- Lead sponsor
- Mclean Hospital
- Diseases
- Schizophrenia
- NCT number
- NCT05343598
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 68
- From 13 Oct 2021 to the primary completion date, 31 Oct 2026
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- implanted devices such as a pacemaker, medication pump, nerve stimulator or ventriculoperitoneal shunt
Other illness
- substance use disorder in past 3 months
- history of neurological disorder
- history of head trauma resulting in loss of consciousness
- history of seizures or diagnosis of epilepsy or first degree relative family history of epilepsy
Other
- ambidexterity
- contraindications for TMS or MRI including :
- metal in brain or skull
- claustrophobic in MRI
Who the study is looking for
- Diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder
Age in the registry: 18 years to 55 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| McLean Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Belmont | United States | Recruiting |
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