73
Participants
Start Date
December 1, 2019
Primary Completion Date
April 24, 2024
Study Completion Date
April 24, 2024
continuous theta burst stimulation (cTBS)
"cTBS stimulation of 17 mins over right inferior parietal lobe (IPL) with two 44 s stimulations separated by 15 mins, 10 sessions in total (5 per week). intensity will be 100% of resting motor threshold at 30 Hz.~administered in weeks 1 and 2 of the trial"
placebo cTBS
"Placebo stimulation of 17 mins over right IPL with two 44 s stimulations separated by 15 mins, 10 sessions in total (5 per week). intensity will be 0% of resting motor threshold at 30 Hz.~administered in weeks 1 and 2 of the trial"
social cognitive remediation therapy (SCRT)
16 sessions of group SCRT will be scheduled within 8 weeks, comprising 6-8 participants per group with 2 therapists. Duration of group sessions will be 60-90 mins. The content will follow the manual of SCRT and we will add a short intervention to practice the use of co-speech gestures at each session
Sham group therapy
Group activities in closed groups of 6 participants. Schedule of two sessions per week for 8 weeks. Two therapists are guiding different leisure activities, e.g. group walks, going to museums/movies, games.
University of Bern, Translational Research Center, University Hospital of Psychiatry, Bern
University of Bern
OTHER