Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Transcutaneous Non-invasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation (t-VNS) in the Treatment of Schizophrenia: a Randomized, Controlled, Double Blind, Two-armed Clinical Trial
Brief Summary:
Randomized, controlled, double-blind, two-armed clinical investigation to show the efficacy and safety of transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (t-VNS), applied at the left auricle, in schizophrenia.
Study hypothesis: t-VNS may improve negative symptoms, depressive symptoms, cognitive impairment,and aggressive behavior of treated schizophrenia patients.