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Deep Brain Stimulation for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD PMCF)

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Interventions
Device: Reclaim® Deep Brain Stimulation
Registration Number
NCT01135745
Lead Sponsor
MedtronicNeuro
Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to monitor the safety and performance of Reclaim® Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Therapy in patients with chronic, severe, treatment-resistant Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

Detailed Description

OCD is an anxiety disorder characterized by intrusive thoughts or images (obsessions), which increase anxiety, commonly accompanied by repetitive or ritualistic actions (compulsions), which decrease anxiety. The most frequent symptoms are contamination concerns with consequent washing or concerns about harm to self or others with consequent checking.

Although many OCD patients benefit from pharmacotherapy or CBT, between 7% and 10% of OCD patients fail to benefit from these standard treatments and may be considered treatment-resistant with a chronic deteriorating course. The most severely afflicted and disabled of these patients may be indicated for neurosurgical treatments, often considered as a therapy of last resort.

Neurosurgical procedures currently used in the treatment of severe, treatment-resistant OCD include anterior cingulotomy, subcaudate tractotomy, limbic leucotomy (which is a combination of the first two procedures) and anterior capsulotomy. The commonality between the different neurosurgical procedures is the irreversible lesioning of bilateral neuroanatomical structures and/or interconnecting pathways that are believed to be involved in the control of affect and limbic function.

An alternative neurosurgical treatment option to the standard lesioning procedures is Reclaim® Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Therapy for OCD, which received CE mark in July 2009.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
32
Inclusion Criteria
  • signing and dating of Informed Consent
  • male and female patients at least 18 years of age
  • diagnosis of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
  • meeting the definition of treatment resistance
Exclusion Criteria
  • Axis-I disorder primary to OCD
  • contraindication to implantation
  • suicide risk
  • risk of non-compliance

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Deep Brain Stimulation Therapy for OCDReclaim® Deep Brain StimulationReclaim® DBS Therapy uses thin wires to deliver electric current (stimulation) to a very specific target in the brain. These wires are implanted surgically. They are attached to internal neurostimulators implanted under the skin of the chest below the collarbone, similar to cardiac pacemakers, or in the abdominal wall. The study doctor will adjust the settings of the electrical stimulation to optimize treatment for each participant.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Characterization of Adverse Events related to implant procedures, device or stimulation12 months

Prior to any other study procedures Adverse Events will be assessed at every study visit, i.e. after assessment at the baseline visit this will be implant visit, first parameter selection visit and regular visits after 3, 6, and 12 months treatment. AEs will also be collected at all unscheduled visits prior to all other assessments. AEs and stimulation effects will be categorized and recorded in the patient CRF. An independent clinical event committee will review and adjudicate AEs on a regular basis throughout the study.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To characterize improvement from baseline in OCD symptoms assessed by YBOCS.12 months

YBOCS score is taken at baseline and then at post-implant visits after 3, 6 and 12 months.

Trial Locations

Locations (8)

Universitaire Ziekenhuis Leuven

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Leuven, Belgium

Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein Campus Lübeck

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Lübeck, Germany

Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center

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Jerusalem, Israel

A.O. San Paolo Polo Universitario

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Milan, Italy

Hospital Virgen de las Nieves

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Granada, Spain

Karolinska University Hospita

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Stockholm, Sweden

Hospital Ciutat Sanitaria I Universitaria de Bellvitge

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Barcelona, Spain

Inselspital Bern

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Bern, Switzerland

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