Table 1 Sociodemographic, antipsychotic medications and baseline symptom scores in 40Hz-tACS and sham group.
Measure | tACS (n = 16) (mean ± sd) | Sham (n = 16) (mean ± sd) | t/χ2 | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographics | |||||
Age(years) | 45.38 ± 12.03 | 48.06 ± 11.38 | −0.65 | 0.52 | |
Education (years) | 11.06 ± 2.79 | 11.94 ± 2.74 | −0.89 | 0.37 | |
Duration of schizophrenia (years) | 19.94 ± 11.45 | 25.44 ± 11.01 | −1.39 | 0.17 | |
Eqdose (mg) | 467.19 ± 187.28 | 395.94 ± 217.24 | 0.99 | 0.32 | |
Gender (F/M) | 9/7 | 9/7 | 0.00 | 1.00 | |
Family history (N/Y) | 14/2 | 12/4 | 0.21 | 0.65 | |
Matrimony | |||||
Unmarried | 7 | 7 | |||
Married | 5 | 1 | |||
Divorce | 4 | 8 | |||
Clozapine(N/Y) | 8/8 | 9/7 | 0.00 | 1.00 | |
APD (N/Y) | 9/7 | 13/3 | 1.31 | 0.25 | |
Baseline Measures | |||||
PANSS | |||||
Hallucinations | 6.00 ± 0.63 | 6.00 ± 0.73 | 0.00 | 1.00 | |
Total score | 88.25 ± 15.25 | 88.81 ± 16.39 | −0.10 | 0.92 | |
Positive Symptoms | 25.19 ± 3.75 | 25.81 ± 3.80 | −0.47 | 0.64 | |
Negative Symptoms | 26.62 ± 7.04 | 24.62 ± 5.46 | 0.90 | 0.38 | |
General psychopathology | 36.44 ± 7.47 | 38.38 ± 10.24 | −0.61 | 0.55 | |
PSYRATS | |||||
Total Score | 52.06 ± 8.14 | 49.56 ± 10.03 | 0.78 | 0.45 | |
Auditory hallucinations | 33.94 ± 4.49 | 31.44 ± 6.51 | 1.26 | 0.21 | |
delusions | 18.12 ± 4.62 | 18.12 ± 4.53 | 0.00 | 1.00 | |
