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Use Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Treat Somatic Symptom Disorder

RecruitingNAAges 20 Years - 70 YearsAllNational Taiwan University Hospital
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

This is a randomized double-blind sham-controlled crossover study; the interventions are high-frequency rTMS stimulation on left DLPFC and sham control. The study population is the patient with somatic symptom disorder. The primary outcomes are somatic distress and health anxiety.

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * Patient with somatic symptom disorder (confirmed by psychiatrists) * Age 20-70 Exclusion Criteria: * Having psychotic symptoms or cognitive impairment * Having potentially lethal illness * Using cardiac pacemakers or defibrillators * Currently pregnant or having plans to become pregnant within the next three months * Received rTMS treatment within three months * Cannot read the questionnaires by oneself * Having to take the following medications persistently: bupropion \>300 mg/day、TCA、clozapine、chlorpromazine、foscarnet、ganciclovir、ritonavir、theophylline
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What it tests

  • Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
  • Sham stimulation
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Where

1 site
National Taiwan University Hospital Yunlin Branch
Douliu, Taiwan
🤝 Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible — always decide together with your own doctor.
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