Schizophrenia Trial, Recruiting NCT05102929 Sponsor: Fabio Ferrarelli Condition: Schizophrenia
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Schizophrenia Trial, Recruiting

NCT05102929
Recruiting Not Applicable

Who may be able to join

AI generated eligibility summary. Written by an AI model from the official source data and checked on a sample basis. It can contain mistakes, so confirm anything important against the original source. How we use AI

Who might be able to join this trial:

  • You are between 18 and 40 years old
  • You have been diagnosed with a schizophrenia-related mental health condition (as defined by standard psychiatric guidelines)
  • Your psychosis symptoms or treatment began less than three years ago

Who may not be able to join:

  • You have been diagnosed with an intellectual developmental disorder
  • You have had a significant head injury
  • You have a medical condition that affects how your brain is structured or works
  • You have a significant neurological condition, such as a seizure disorder
  • You or a close family member has a history of epilepsy
  • You are not able to give informed consent to take part in the study
  • You have had a concussion where you lost consciousness for more than 10 minutes
  • You have previously had electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), a treatment that uses electrical currents on the brain
  • You have diabetes that has caused seizures, loss of feeling or weakness in your arms or legs, or brief episodes of losing consciousness
  • You are currently pregnant or gave birth or had a miscarriage within the last 6 weeks (based on what you report)
  • Your psychotic symptoms appear to be directly related to substance use or a head injury
  • You have now or have ever had a serious dependence on alcohol or any mind-altering substances
  • You have misused substances other than cannabis or alcohol in the past year

Important: Always verify eligibility with the trial site directly before applying.

Based on publicly available eligibility criteria from ClinicalTrials.gov. Verify directly with the trial site before acting. This is not medical advice.

This is a simplified plain English summary of the eligibility criteria. Full criteria are set by the trial investigators and may include additional requirements not shown here. Never self-exclude from a trial based on this summary. Contact the trial site directly to confirm your eligibility.
Last synced 27 July 2026
This study is not part of the standard drug-approval phase pathway (for example an observational, device, behavioural, or registry study), so a phase success rate does not apply.

Contact this trial

Principal Investigator: Fabio Ferrarelli, MD, PhD, University of Pittsbrugh

Phone: 412-246-6114

Contact details sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. Verify directly with the trial site before attending.

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Trial details

Status
Recruiting
Phase
Not Applicable
Sponsor
Fabio Ferrarelli
Registry
ClinicalTrials.gov
Start date
5 November 2021
Est. completion
1 August 2026

Where this trial is recruiting

🇺🇸 United States

Primary endpoints

Change in dorsolateral prefrontal cortex natural frequency (DLPFC NF) following iTBS; Change in dorsolateral prefrontal event-related spectral perturbation (DLPFC ERSP) following iTBS; Change in dorsolateral prefrontal inter-trial coherence (DLPFC ITC) following iTBS; Change in AX-Continuous Performance Task Reaction Time (AX-CPT RT) following iTBS; Change in AX-Continuous Performance Task Error Rate (AX-CPT ER) following iTBS; Change in AX-Continuous Performance Task d' context (AX-CPT d') following iTBS

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Expanded access pathways

If this trial is not available to you, other access pathways may exist. In Australia, the TGA Special Access Scheme allows access to unapproved therapeutic goods for individual patients.

TGA Special Access Scheme information

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