Clareo Health | Tolerability, Safety and Efficacy of the H1-coil Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Subjects With Negative Symptoms and Cognitive Deficits of Schizophrenia
Tolerability, Safety and Efficacy of the H1-coil Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Subjects With Negative Symptoms and Cognitive Deficits of Schizophrenia
1. Patients between the ages of 18-65 (male and female), Diagnosed in the past as suffering from schizophrenia. The diagnosis will be reaffirmed according to ICD criteria.
2. Right hand dominant.
3. Scores in PANSS negative questionnaire above 21.
4. Gave informed consent for participation in the study.
5. Negative answers on safety screening questionnaire for transcranial magnetic stimulation
6. stable on the same antipsychotic medication for at least two months prior to entering the study.
7. Negative answers to all questions in the TMS safety questionnaire (attached ).
You may not be if
1. Diagnosed as suffering from another axis 1 disorder .
2. Scores in PANSS positive questionnaire above 24.
3. History of epilepsy, seizure, or hot spasm.
4. History of epilepsy within first-degree relatives.
5. History of head injuries.
6. History of metal in the head (outside the mouth space).
7. History of surgery including metal implant or history of metal particles in the eye, pacemaker, or any other medical pump.
8. History of migraines.
9. History of hearing loss (not due to aging) or cochlear implants.
10. History of drug or alcohol abuse during the last year.
11. Women - Pregnancy or not using a reliable method of birth control.
12. Inability to achieve satisfying level of communication with the subject.
13. suicide attempt in the year prior to treatment or suicide risk according to a suicide questionnaire
14. Custodians.
15. Participation in another medical study during the experiment.
