Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 4:08 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 4:08 AM
NCT ID:
NCT00783120
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Male or female in-patients and out-patients, 18 - 60 years of age
* Diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia according to ICD-10/DSM IV
* PANSS negative sum score \> 20 points, 1 of items N1 - N7 (range 1 to 7) ≥ 4 (at least moderate)
* Improvement in PANSS negative sum score less than 10 % in the last 2 weeks prior to study entry, stable antipsychotic medication
* Informed Consent
Exclusion Criteria:
* Clinically relevant psychiatric comorbidity, verbal IQ \< 85
* History of epileptic seizures, organic brain disease
* Instable medical comorbidity or condition
* Previous treatment by rTMS
* Factors not compatible with the use of TMS, e.g. cardiac pace makers or other metallic implants, pregnancy
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
60 Years
Study:
NCT00783120
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00783120