Investigating the effect of direct current brain stimulation on symptoms associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder; Anxiety; Depression; Mental Health - Other mental health disorders; Mental Health - Anxiety; Mental Health - Depression

• Registration Number: ACTRN12620000990921
• Lead Sponsor: Curtin University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-10-01
• Last Update Posted: 9 November 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

A clinical diagnosis of DSM-5 OCD using the MINI International Neuropsychiatric Interview.
A Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) total score of > 16 (moderate to extreme).

Exclusion Criteria

Include (1) Recent history of brain surgery, (2) active skin disease on the scalp, (3) history of migraine, (4) history of epilepsy, (5) unstable medical condition (e.g., uncontrolled diabetes), (6) participants who have initiated or changed SSRI/SRI dose in the last 12 weeks (7) metal implants in the head/brain, (8) currently using a hearing aid, (9) taking Lithium Carbonate, (10) currently undergoing exposure and response prevention for obsessive-compulsive disorder, and (11) high suicide/self-harm risk.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified