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Multi-target TMS for Schizophrenia Negative Symptoms

26 aprile 2026 aggiornato da: Shanghai Mental Health Center

Development of a Multi-target Transcranial Magnetic Intervention Technique for Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia

This randomized controlled trial (RCT) is the first to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a multi-target TMS protocol targeting the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (L-DLPFC), left inferior parietal lobule (L-IPL), and right orbitofrontal cortex (R-OFC) for negative symptoms of schizophrenia.

Panoramica dello studio

Stato

Reclutamento

Condizioni

Intervento / Trattamento

Descrizione dettagliata

Schizophrenia is a chronic and severe mental disorder. Although antipsychotic medications are effective for positive symptoms, they offer limited improvement for negative symptoms and cognitive deficits. Effective treatments for these symptoms are still lacking. To address current clinical bottlenecks, there is an urgent need to develop novel, effective treatment strategies. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a recently developed neuromodulation technique. The latest evidence-based guidelines indicate that the level of evidence for rTMS in treating schizophrenia remains low (i.e., Level C evidence, possibly effective). However, the critical parameter of target selection has not received sufficient attention. This randomized controlled trial (RCT) is the first to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a multi-target TMS protocol targeting the Left Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex (L-DLPFC), Left Inferior Parietal Lobe (L-IPL), and Right Orbitofrontal Cortex (R-OFC) for negative symptoms of schizophrenia. MRI-guided neuronavigation will be used to localize targets in each subject. Stimulation will be delivered at 100% of the resting motor threshold (RMT), with a total of 50 Theta Burst Stimulation (TBS) sessions, which include intermittent TBS (iTBS) and continuous TBS (cTBS). In the order of L-DLPFC (iTBS)→ L-IPL (iTBS) → R-OFC (cTBS), each target receives 600 pulses, for a total of 1800 pulses across three targets. Five sessions will be administered per day for 10 consecutive working days, with a 60-minute interval between sessions. Clinical assessments, cognitive evaluations, and resting-state functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans will be performed before and after TBS treatment.

Tipo di studio

Interventistico

Iscrizione (Stimato)

64

Fase

  • Non applicabile

Contatti e Sedi

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Contatto studio

  • Nome: Huiru Cui, Ph.D
  • Numero di telefono: +86 21 34773230
  • Email: cuihuiru@163.com

Luoghi di studio

  • Cina
    • Shanghai Municipality
      • Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, Cina, 200030
        • Reclutamento
        • Shanghai Mental Health Center
        • Contatto:

Criteri di partecipazione

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Criteri di ammissibilità

Età idonea allo studio

  • Bambino
  • Adulto

Accetta volontari sani

No

Descrizione

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Outpatients or inpatients at the Department of Psychiatry, Shanghai Mental Health Center;
  2. Meet the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5) criteria for first-episode schizophrenia (diagnosed using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5, SCID-5); disease duration less than 5 years at enrollment;
  3. Male or female aged 16-45 years;
  4. Education duration ≥ 9 years;
  5. Stable medication regimen for at least 6 weeks prior to baseline visit and throughout the study period; psychiatric symptoms generally stable within 1 month prior to baseline visit;
  6. Participants and their guardians can understand and sign written informed consent;
  7. Total score on the PANSS Negative Symptom subscale (PANSS-N) > 15, and at least one item score ≥ 3.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Current or lifetime psychiatric disorders as determined by SCID-5 assessment;
  2. Severe or unstable physical illnesses, including: neurological disorders (delirium, dementia, stroke, epilepsy, migraine, etc.), congestive heart failure, angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, arrhythmia, hypertension, hyperglycemia, malignant tumors, and immunocompromised conditions;
  3. Alcohol abuse within 30 days prior to the study or alcohol/drug dependence within 6 months prior to the study; participation in any clinical trial within 30 days prior to baseline;
  4. Pregnant or breastfeeding women;
  5. Intellectual disability (IQ < 70).

Piano di studio

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Come è strutturato lo studio?

Dettagli di progettazione

  • Scopo principale: Trattamento
  • Assegnazione: Randomizzato
  • Modello interventistico: Assegnazione parallela
  • Mascheramento: Doppio

Armi e interventi

Gruppo di partecipanti / Arm
Intervento / Trattamento
Comparatore attivo: TBS intervention targeting multiple targets (L-DLPFC, L-IPL, R-OFC)
Dispositivo: repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a recently developed neuromodulation technique.
Comparatore fittizio: Control group
Same targets, same TBS parameters, coil rotated 180°
Dispositivo: repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a recently developed neuromodulation technique.

Cosa sta misurando lo studio?

Misure di risultato primarie

Misura del risultato
Misura Descrizione
Lasso di tempo
Change in severity of negative symptoms before and after TBS intervention, i.e., change in Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale - Negative subscale (PANSS-N)
Lasso di tempo: Negative symptoms will be measured at baseline (Day-4±2), immediately after the 50th session of TBS (Day 14), and at 1 week (Day 21), 2 weeks (Day 28), and 4 weeks ( Day 42) after completion of TBS treatment.

Schizophrenia negative symptoms assessed using Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale - Negative subscale (PANSS-N)

Minimum value: 7 (each of the 7 items scored 1 = absent)

Maximum value: 49 (each of the 7 items scored 7 = extreme)

Higher score indicates: Worse outcome (greater severity of negative symptoms)
Negative symptoms will be measured at baseline (Day-4±2), immediately after the 50th session of TBS (Day 14), and at 1 week (Day 21), 2 weeks (Day 28), and 4 weeks ( Day 42) after completion of TBS treatment.

Misure di risultato secondarie

Misura del risultato
Misura Descrizione
Lasso di tempo
Change in cognitive function scores before and after intervention
Lasso di tempo: MATRICS Consensus Cognitive Battery (MCCB) will be measured at baseline (Day-4±2), immediately after the 50th session of TBS (Day 14), and 4 weeks ( Day 42) after completion of TBS treatment.
MATRICS Consensus Cognitive Battery (MCCB) total score and subtest scores
MATRICS Consensus Cognitive Battery (MCCB) will be measured at baseline (Day-4±2), immediately after the 50th session of TBS (Day 14), and 4 weeks ( Day 42) after completion of TBS treatment.
Change in positive symptom scores before and after intervention
Lasso di tempo: Positive symptoms will be measured at baseline (Day-4±2), immediately after the 50th session of TBS (Day 14), and at 1 week (Day 21), 2 weeks (Day 28), and 4 weeks ( Day 42) after completion of TBS treatment.

Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale - Positive subscale (PANSS-P)

Minimum value: 7 (each of the 7 items scored 1 = absent)

Maximum value: 49 (each of the 7 items scored 7 = extreme)

Higher score indicates: Worse outcome (greater severity of positive symptoms)
Positive symptoms will be measured at baseline (Day-4±2), immediately after the 50th session of TBS (Day 14), and at 1 week (Day 21), 2 weeks (Day 28), and 4 weeks ( Day 42) after completion of TBS treatment.
Change in general symptom scores before and after intervention
Lasso di tempo: General symptoms will be measured at baseline (Day-4±2), immediately after the 50th session of TBS (Day 14), and at 1 week (Day 21), 2 weeks (Day 28), and 4 weeks ( Day 42) after completion of TBS treatment.
Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) score. The score ranges from 0 to 100 points. Higher scores indicate better levels of functioning.
General symptoms will be measured at baseline (Day-4±2), immediately after the 50th session of TBS (Day 14), and at 1 week (Day 21), 2 weeks (Day 28), and 4 weeks ( Day 42) after completion of TBS treatment.
Change in anxiety symptoms before and after intervention
Lasso di tempo: Anxiety symptoms will be measured at baseline (Day-4±2), immediately after the 50th session of TBS (Day 14), and at 1 week (Day 21), 2 weeks (Day 28), and 4 weeks ( Day 42) after completion of TBS treatment.
Anxiety symptoms measured using Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAMA). Each item scored 0 (not present) to 4 (severe), total score range 0-56. Higher scores indicate more severe symptoms.
Anxiety symptoms will be measured at baseline (Day-4±2), immediately after the 50th session of TBS (Day 14), and at 1 week (Day 21), 2 weeks (Day 28), and 4 weeks ( Day 42) after completion of TBS treatment.
Depressive symptoms changes
Lasso di tempo: Depressive symptoms will be measured at baseline (Day-4±2), immediately after the 50th session of TBS (Day 14), and at 1 week (Day 21), 2 weeks (Day 28), and 4 weeks ( Day 42) after completion of TBS treatment.
Depressive symptoms measured using Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD). Measure of depression severity - total score ranges from 0 (no depression) to 60 (most severe depression)
Depressive symptoms will be measured at baseline (Day-4±2), immediately after the 50th session of TBS (Day 14), and at 1 week (Day 21), 2 weeks (Day 28), and 4 weeks ( Day 42) after completion of TBS treatment.
Safety as measured by number of participants with Adverse Events
Lasso di tempo: Record the adverse events reported on that day after completing the day's TBS treatment. This should be done every day during the treatment period (Day 0 - Day 14)
Number of Adverse Events reported during TBS treatment
Record the adverse events reported on that day after completing the day's TBS treatment. This should be done every day during the treatment period (Day 0 - Day 14)
Resting-state functional MRI (rsfMRI) scan
Lasso di tempo: Resting-state functional MRI will be measured at baseline (Day-4±2), immediately after the 50th session of TBS (Day 14), and 4 weeks ( Day 42) after completion of TBS treatment.
Functional MRI scan will be conducted before and after treatment to assess treatment-induced changes in brain connectivity
Resting-state functional MRI will be measured at baseline (Day-4±2), immediately after the 50th session of TBS (Day 14), and 4 weeks ( Day 42) after completion of TBS treatment.

Collaboratori e investigatori

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Sponsor

Shanghai Mental Health Center

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Inizio studio (Stimato)

1 maggio 2026

Completamento primario (Stimato)

30 dicembre 2027

Completamento dello studio (Stimato)

30 gennaio 2028

Date di iscrizione allo studio

Primo inviato

9 aprile 2026

Primo inviato che soddisfa i criteri di controllo qualità

26 aprile 2026

Primo Inserito (Effettivo)

30 aprile 2026

Aggiornamenti dei record di studio

Ultimo aggiornamento pubblicato (Effettivo)

30 aprile 2026

Ultimo aggiornamento inviato che soddisfa i criteri QC

26 aprile 2026

Ultimo verificato

1 aprile 2026

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Termini MeSH pertinenti aggiuntivi

Altri numeri di identificazione dello studio

  • IRB, SMHC, 2025-97

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Descrizione del piano IPD

Other researchers should submit a request to the PI. Data sharing will only occur after the PI's approval.

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Studia un prodotto farmaceutico regolamentato dalla FDA degli Stati Uniti

No

Studia un dispositivo regolamentato dalla FDA degli Stati Uniti

No

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