Therapeutic Improvement in People With Schizophrenia Undergoing tACS/CBTp (Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation/Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis) Associated With Usual Medication Regimen: Protocol for a Pilot, Randomized, Single-Blind Trial

Felicia Iftene   ^{1, 2 *} , MD, PhD ;   Adriana Farcas   ^{1 *} , PhD ;   Simon O'Brien   ^{1, 2 *} , MD ;   Christopher Bowie   ³ , Prof Dr ;   Michael Best   ⁴ , PhD ;   Oyedeji Ayonrinde   ¹ , Prof Dr Med ;   Terry Landry   ² , PhD ;   Jennifer Carlson   ⁵ , MSc ;   Scott John Davidson   ⁵ , MSc ;   Ellie Rodgerson   ⁶ , MA ;   Ashley Theis   ⁶ , MSc

¹ Division of Adult Psychoses, Department of Psychiatry, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada

² Providence Care Mental Health Services, Kingston, ON, Canada

³ Department of Psychology, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada

⁴ Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

⁵ Center for Neuroscience Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada

⁶ Research Compliance and Training- Vice-Principal Research Portfolio, Queens University, Kingston, ON, Canada

*these authors contributed equally