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NCT04870710 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA
Feasibility Electrical Stimulation Study for Visual Hallucinations
A NA study, sponsored by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
- Completed
- Registry status
- NA
- Development phase
- 6
- Enrollment target
NCT04870710 is a NA study that has completed, run by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. The registered enrollment target is 6 participants.
The verdict
NCT04870710, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
- COMPLETED
- Registry status
- NA
- Development phase
- 6 participants
- Enrollment target
Study Summary
The visual system has increasingly been recognized as an important site of injury in patients with schizophrenia and other psychoses. Visual system alterations manifest as visual perceptual aberrations, deficits in visual processing, and visual hallucinations. These visual symptoms are associated with worse symptoms, poorer outcome and resistance to treatment. A recent study using brain lesion mapping of visual hallucinations and identified a causal location in the part of the brain that processes visual information (visual cortex). The association between visual cortex activation and visual hallucinations suggests that this region could be targeted using noninvasive brain stimulation. Two case studies have found that brain stimulation to the visual cortex improved visual hallucinations in treatment resistant patients with psychosis. While promising it is unclear whether these symptom reductions resulted from activity changes in the visual cortex or not. Here we aim to answer the question whether noninvasive brain stimulation when optimally targeted to the visual cortex can improve brain activity, visual processing and visual hallucinations. The knowledge gained from this study will contribute to the field of vision by providing a marker for clinical response and by personalizing treatment for patients with psychosis suffering from visual symptoms. This grant will allow us to set the foundation for a larger more targeted study utilizing noninvasive brain stimulation to improve visual symptoms in patients with psychosis.
Interventions
- DEVICE transcranial electrical stimulation
Trial Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Enrollment Target | 6 participants |
| Start Date | 2020-10-01 |
| Est. Completion | 2022-01-02 |
| Phase | NA |
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Full Details on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗What the Registry Record Tells You About NCT04870710
The ClinicalTrials.gov registry entry for NCT04870710 describes a study currently listed as completed, categorized as NA. The registered enrollment target is 6 participants, a figure that helps gauge the scale of data the investigators plan to collect. The listed sponsor is Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, which has 488 total studies on file at ClinicalTrials.gov.
The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which transcranial electrical stimulation is the first listed.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is clinical trial NCT04870710 about?
NCT04870710 is a clinical study titled "Feasibility Electrical Stimulation Study for Visual Hallucinations". The visual system has increasingly been recognized as an important site of injury in patients with schizophrenia and other psychoses. Visual system alterations manifest as visual perceptual aberrations, deficits in visual processing, and visual hallucinations. These visual symptoms are associated wi...
What is the current status of trial NCT04870710?
This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 6 participants. The study started on 2020-10-01. Estimated completion is 2022-01-02.
What interventions are being tested in trial NCT04870710?
The interventions under investigation include: transcranial electrical stimulation (DEVICE).
Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT04870710?
This trial is sponsored by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, which has 488 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.
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