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          intervention_keyword,primary_outcome,secondary_outcome,secondary_sponsor,secondary_ids,source_support,ethics_reviews)>

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          date_enrolment,type_enrolment,target_size,recruitment_status,url?,study_type,study_design,phase,hc_freetext?,i_freetext?,results_actual_enrolment,results_date_completed,results_url_link,results_summary,           results_date_posted,results_date_first_publication,results_baseline_char,results_participant_flow,results_adverse_events,results_outcome_measures,results_url_protocol,results_IPD_plan, results_IPD_description)>
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<!ELEMENT reg_name (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT date_registration (#PCDATA)><!-- dd/mm/yyyy -->
<!ELEMENT primary_sponsor (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT public_title (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT acronym (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT scientific_title (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT scientific_acronym (#PCDATA)>
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<!ELEMENT type_enrolment (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT target_size (#PCDATA)>
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<!ELEMENT url (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT study_type (#PCDATA)><!-- interventional,observational -->
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<!ELEMENT hc_freetext (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT i_freetext (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_actual_enrolment (#PCDATA)>
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<!ELEMENT results_url_link (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_summary (#PCDATA)>
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<!ELEMENT results_date_first_publication (#PCDATA)><!-- dd/mm/yyyy -->
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<!ELEMENT results_participant_flow (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_adverse_events (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_outcome_measures (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_url_protocol (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_IPD_plan (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_IPD_description (#PCDATA)>


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<!ELEMENT middlename (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT lastname (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT address (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT city (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT country1 (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT zip (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT telephone (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT email (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT affiliation (#PCDATA)>

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<!ELEMENT agemin (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT agemax (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT gender (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT exclusion_criteria (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT health_condition_code (hc_code+)>
<!ELEMENT hc_code (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT health_condition_keyword (hc_keyword+)>
<!ELEMENT hc_keyword (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT intervention_code (i_code+)>
<!ELEMENT i_code (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT intervention_keyword (i_keyword+)>
<!ELEMENT i_keyword (#PCDATA)>

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<!ELEMENT secondary_sponsor (sponsor_name+)>
<!ELEMENT sponsor_name (#PCDATA)>

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<!ELEMENT issuing_authority (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT source_support (source_name+)>
<!ELEMENT source_name (#PCDATA)>

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  <trial>
    <main>
      <trial_id>IRCT20100520003979N10</trial_id>
      <utrn></utrn>
      <reg_name>IRCT</reg_name>
      <date_registration>2021-08-02</date_registration>
      <primary_sponsor>Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences</primary_sponsor>
      <public_title>The Effect of transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on  Schizophrenic Patients</public_title>
      <acronym></acronym>
      <scientific_title>The Effect of transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on the Reduction of Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenic Patients</scientific_title>
      <scientific_acronym></scientific_acronym>
      <date_enrolment>2021-08-23</date_enrolment>
      <type_enrolment>anticipated</type_enrolment>
      <target_size>32</target_size>
      <recruitment_status>Complete</recruitment_status>
      <url>https://irct.ir/trial/56797</url>
      <study_type>interventional</study_type>
      <study_design>Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Double blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Treatment, Randomization description: Random assignment will be done by the use of computer-generated random numbers, Blinding description: The double-blind side includes the patient and the person who is responsible for assessing the outcome. The patient knows that he has participated in a study but does not know what treatment is receiving. The assessor does not know which patient was involved in the intervention group.</study_design>
      <phase>2-3</phase>
      <hc_freetext>Schizophrenia.</hc_freetext>
      <i_freetext>Intervention 1: Intervention group: The true tDCS group will receive 2 sessions of the right anode and left cathode stimulation sessions by an experienced technician with no knowledge of the subject and an interventional therapist. The intervention will do randomly for 20 minutes and 2 mA on the lateral posterior frontal area. Intervention 2: Control group: the right anode and left cathode will place on the forehead by an experienced technician with no knowledge of the subject but the machine will not turn on.</i_freetext>
      <results_actual_enrolment></results_actual_enrolment>
      <results_date_completed></results_date_completed>
      <results_url_link></results_url_link>
      <results_summary></results_summary>
      <results_date_posted></results_date_posted>
      <results_date_first_publication></results_date_first_publication>
      <results_baseline_char></results_baseline_char>
      <results_participant_flow></results_participant_flow>
      <results_adverse_events></results_adverse_events>
      <results_outcome_measures></results_outcome_measures>
      <results_url_protocol></results_url_protocol>
      <results_IPD_plan>Undecided - It is not yet known if there will be a plan to make this available</results_IPD_plan>
      <results_IPD_description>Justification or reason for indecision in sharing IPD is No more information</results_IPD_description>
    </main>
    <contacts>
      <contact>
        <type>public</type>
        <firstname>Forough Riahi</firstname>
        <middlename></middlename>
        <lastname></lastname>
        <address>Golestan Hospital, Golestan Blvd,Ahvaz</address>
        <city>Ahvaz</city>
        <country1>Iran (Islamic Republic of)</country1>
        <zip>6135715794</zip>
        <telephone>+98 61 3374 3038</telephone>
        <email>Riahi13@gmail.com</email>
        <affiliation>Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences</affiliation>
      </contact>
      <contact>
        <type>scientific</type>
        <firstname>Forough Riahi</firstname>
        <middlename></middlename>
        <lastname></lastname>
        <address>Ahvaz Golestan Hospital, Golestan Blvd,Ahvaz</address>
        <city>Ahvaz</city>
        <country1>Iran (Islamic Republic of)</country1>
        <zip>6135715794</zip>
        <telephone>+98 61 3374 3038</telephone>
        <email>Riahi13@gmail.com</email>
        <affiliation>Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences</affiliation>
      </contact>
    </contacts>
    <countries>
      <country2>Iran (Islamic Republic of)</country2>
    </countries>
    <criteria>
      <inclusion_criteria>Diagnosis of schizophrenia based on DSM-5
No liver disease
No history of treatment with direct transcranial electrical during the last six months
The duration of the disease is more than one year
Age over 18 years old</inclusion_criteria>
      <agemin>18 years</agemin>
      <agemax>no limit</agemax>
      <gender>Both</gender>
      <exclusion_criteria></exclusion_criteria>
    </criteria>
    <health_condition_code>
      <hc_code>F20</hc_code>
    </health_condition_code>
    <health_condition_keyword>
      <hc_keyword>Schizophrenia</hc_keyword>
    </health_condition_keyword>
    <intervention_code>
      <i_code>Treatment - Other</i_code>
      <i_code>Treatment - Other</i_code>
    </intervention_code>
    <intervention_keyword>
      <i_keyword>Intervention group: The true tDCS group will receive 2 sessions of the right anode and left cathode stimulation sessions by an experienced technician with no knowledge of the subject and an interventional therapist. The intervention will do randomly for 20 minutes and 2 mA on the lateral posterior frontal area</i_keyword>
      <i_keyword>Control group: the right anode and left cathode will place on the forehead by an experienced technician with no knowledge of the subject but the machine will not turn on.</i_keyword>
    </intervention_keyword>
    <primary_outcome>
      <prim_outcome>Negative signs of Schizophrenia. Timepoint: At the start of treatment, weeks 2, 4. Method of measurement: Overal scale score PANS.</prim_outcome>
    </primary_outcome>
    <secondary_outcome>
      <sec_outcome></sec_outcome>
    </secondary_outcome>
    <secondary_sponsor>
      <sponsor_name></sponsor_name>
    </secondary_sponsor>
    <secondary_ids>
      <secondary_id>
        <sec_id></sec_id>
        <issuing_authority></issuing_authority>
      </secondary_id>
    </secondary_ids>
    <source_support>
      <source_name>Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences</source_name>
    </source_support>
    <ethics_reviews>
      <ethics_review>
        <status>Approved</status>
        <approval_date>2021-02-02</approval_date>
        <contact_name>Ethics committee of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences</contact_name>
        <contact_address>Golestan Blvd, Ahvaz, Khoozestan Ahvaz Khouzestan Iran (Islamic Republic of)</contact_address>
        <contact_phone></contact_phone>
        <contact_email></contact_email>
      </ethics_review>
    </ethics_reviews>
  </trial>
</trials>
