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Behavioural Intervention

rTMS for Aggression

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Gary Chaimowitz, MD, FRCPC
Research Sponsored by St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 30 days
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

Forensic patients will undergo 30 rTMS treatments, once per day each business day using a 1Hz frequency at the right dorso-lateral pre frontal cortex, located using modified BEAM F3. Patients will be assessed before and after the study with a battery of assessments and using 2 computer tasks: a ball passing task, and the Point Subtraction Aggression Paradigm (PSAP). The investigators will also monitor and record aggressive incidents that take place on the unit.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~30 days
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 30 days for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Change in Aggressive Incident Scale (AIS)
Other outcome measures
Change in Ball sharing task score
Change in Point Subtraction Aggression Paradigm (PSAP)

Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: rTMSExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
treatment with repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for 30 days
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
rTMS
2016
Completed Phase 3
~840

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Who is running the clinical trial?

St. Joseph's Healthcare HamiltonLead Sponsor
196 Previous Clinical Trials
25,538 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Aggression
50 Patients Enrolled for Aggression
University Health Network, TorontoOTHER
1,478 Previous Clinical Trials
485,390 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Aggression
50 Patients Enrolled for Aggression
Gary Chaimowitz, MD, FRCPCPrincipal InvestigatorHead of Forensics
1 Previous Clinical Trials
20 Total Patients Enrolled

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
The Effect of Rapid Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) on Aggression in Forensic Patients
Gary Chaimowitz 2017. "The Effect of Rapid Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) on Aggression in Forensic Patients". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02990442.
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~1 spots leftby May 2025
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