Clinical Trials

Inclusion Criteria:

• Demographic characteristics: ≥ 18 and ≤ 65 years of age.
• Required laboratory results: negative pregnancy test for those with female sex assigned at birth (contraception will not be required to participate in the study).
• Health status: Schizophrenia spectrum disorder (as defined by the DSM-5; Delusional Disorder, Brief Psychotic Disorder, Schizophreniform Disorder, Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Catatonia, Other Specified Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder, Unspecified Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorder; but NOT Substance/Medication-Induced Psychotic Disorder or Psychotic Disorder Due to Another Medical Condition) for case group; control group can have any non-schizophrenia spectrum psychiatric illness with exceptions listed below  
• Ability to understand study procedures and to comply with them for the entire length of the study.
• Has an established mental health provider (e.g. ,integrated behavioral health, Mayo W11 psychiatric longitudinal clinic) or a follow up appointment with a new mental health provider within 2 weeks of study appointment.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Demographic characteristics: < 18 or  ≥ 65 years of age.
• This exclusion criterion is implemented primarily to keep research team and patient safe. It is common for patients with psychosis to be agitated and sometimes violent in acute settings. It is also common for hostility/violence to be completely resolved with adequate treatment. Hence, a patient with recent violence while unmedicated, can have very low risk of violence once adequately treated. Risk of violence will be assessed on case-by-case basis for this study, taking into account legal history, documented history of hostility/violence in medical records, response to medications, medication non-compliance. Clinical judgment will be used to identify and exclude patients who pose significant risk of violence.
• Any active movement disorder that would interfere with quality TMS-EEG.
• Any confirmed or suspected history of a seizure.
• Any major neurocognitive disorder.
• Current diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder with psychotic features or Major Depressive Disorder with psychotic features.
• Current diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder.
• No follow up appointments with a primary care physician or mental health provider.
• Positive pregnancy test
• Positive or presumptive positive urine drug screen test for alcohol or any illicit substance (with the exception of cannabis) at time of recruitment.
• Those with female sex assigned at birth with negative pregnancy test actively trying to become pregnant. Women who are lactating will be included, as long as the infant/toddler can be away from mother for the duration of the study (per mother’s judgement).
• Use of benzodiazepines; any antiepileptic drugs (including gabapentin, valproate, topiramate, carbamazepine, lamotrigine, etc.), opioids, and opioid antagonists.
• TMS or electroconvulsive treatment within the past 12 months, and any past significant adverse events with TMS exposure.
• Any past neuroanatomic findings of gross structural abnormalities; or such findings detected on the MRI. Gross structural abnormalities of the brain include aneurysms, tumors, encephalomalacia and other anatomic sequalae of trauma, infarcts, etc. Of note, in routine clinical practice significant anatomic abnormalities are rarely discovered in patients undergoing workup for psychosis.
• Any active substance use disorder, apart from cannabis and nicotine use disorder.
• Claustrophobia and inability to tolerate MRI (including MRI non-compatible implants, and movement disorders that would interfere with obtaining a quality MRI image).
• Inability or unwillingness of individual to give written informed consent.
• Current involuntary hospitalization as evidenced by active 72h hold; any type of ongoing commitment process (including provisional discharge, stay of commitment, awaiting commitment hearing, etc.).
• Insufficient knowledge of English.
• Any metal, electronic, or other implant that is incompatible with TMS or MRI technology.

Note: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria may apply.

Eligibility last updated 12/12/23. Questions regarding updates should be directed to the study team contact.