Transcranial Electrical Stimulation for Auditory Hallucinations

Phase-Based Progress Estimates
1
Effectiveness
1
Safety
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MAAuditory Hallucinations+1 MoreTranscranial Electrical Stimulation - Device
Eligibility
18 - 50
All Sexes
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Study Summary

This trial will test whether or not brain stimulation can help improve hallucinations in people with different neurological and psychiatric illnesses.

Eligible Conditions
  • Hallucinations
  • Auditory Hallucinations
  • Psychosis

Treatment Effectiveness

Effectiveness Progress

1 of 3

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Study Objectives

3 Primary · 11 Secondary · Reporting Duration: Change from baseline to month follow-up

Change from baseline to month follow-up
7-item Auditory Hallucinations Rating Scale (AHRS)
Auditory Steady state evoked potential
Biological motion
Brief Assessment of Cognition (BACS)
Cross Modal Steady state evoked potential
Global assessment of function (GAF)
Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS)
Neurological Evaluation Scale; Sensory Integration
Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS)
Resting State EEG
Steady state visual evoked potential
Symptom Checklist-90
University of Miami Parkinson's Disease Hallucinations Questionnaire (UM-PDHQ)
Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS)

Trial Safety

Safety Progress

1 of 3

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1
High definition transcranial electrical current stimulation
1
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
1
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Trial Design

2 Treatment Groups

Active Stimulation with TDCS
1 of 2
SHAM Stimulation
1 of 2

Experimental Treatment

Non-Treatment Group

20 Total Participants · 2 Treatment Groups

Primary Treatment: Transcranial Electrical Stimulation · Has Placebo Group · N/A

Active Stimulation with TDCS
Device
Experimental Group · 1 Intervention: Transcranial Electrical Stimulation · Intervention Types: Device
SHAM Stimulation
Device
ShamComparator Group · 1 Intervention: Transcranial Electrical Stimulation · Intervention Types: Device
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Transcranial Electrical Stimulation
2019
Completed Early Phase 1
~20

Trial Logistics

Trial Timeline

Screening: ~3 weeks
Treatment: Varies
Reporting: change from baseline to month follow-up

Who is running the clinical trial?

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterLead Sponsor
782 Previous Clinical Trials
846,065 Total Patients Enrolled

Eligibility Criteria

Age 18 - 50 · All Participants · 5 Total Inclusion Criteria

Mark “Yes” if the following statements are true for you:
You are currently seeing, hearing, or feeling things that aren't really there.
You have not received tES/TMS treatments recently.
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