How do you participate in a transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) trial?
With regard to the story in the last newsletter, How does one arrange for the possibility of a clinical trial on the transcranial magnetic stimulation(TMS) which was reported on as being very helpful in reducing the problem of auditory hallucinations by people with schizophrenia? Editor’s Response: I recommend you contact Yale University and get details. Here is a web page that has more info, and see below for details – good luck! http://info.med.yale.edu/psych/clinics/rTMS.html More Facts About the TMS/Hallucination Clinical Trials Participation in these clinical trials requires approximately 2-4 weeks. Prior to entering the study the patient receives medical, psychiatric and neurological evaluations. Patient volunteers are reimbursed $300 for completing the treatment study and $50 per brain scan. Brain scans do not require any injections. If patients live a considerable distance from New Haven or have severe symptoms, they can be hospitalized at no cost on a research unit at the Conn
