About this trial
The aim of the study is to assess the treatment effects of deep active repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) with H4 coil combined with cognitive training for improving frontal white matter microstructural integrity in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorder (SSD).
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Male and female ages between ages 18-60 years
Ability to give written informed consent (age 18 or above)
Diagnosed with schizophrenia-spectrum disorder and Evaluation to Sign Consent (ESC) above 10.
Disqualifiers
Inability to sign informed consent.
Any history of seizures.
Any acute and unstable major medical illnesses that may affect normal brain functioning. Examples of these conditions include, but not limited to, recent stroke, seizure, history of significant head trauma, CNS infection or tumor, other significant brain neurological conditions (As this is a study of medical comorbidity, most medical conditions, once stable, are not exclusion criteria).
Taking > 400 mg clozapine/day and not on anti-seizure medication(s) with sufficient dose.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Active rTMS
- Strong Cognitive Training
- Sham rTMS
- Weak Cognitive Training