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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN70977225
ISRCTN70977225
Completed
Not Applicable

A randomised double-blind placebo-controlled pilot study of D-cycloserine-augmented exposure therapy in adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder

Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London (UK)0 sites24 target enrollmentFebruary 5, 2009

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Sponsor
Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London (UK)
Enrollment
24
Status
Completed
Last Updated
11 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
February 5, 2009
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
11 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London (UK)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition (DSM\-IV) diagnosis of OCD
  • 2\. Aged 12 to 18 years
  • 3\. Either sex
  • 4\. Any ethnicity, religious background or sexual orientation
  • 5\. Referred to the National and Specialist OCD Clinic at Maudsley Hospital
  • 6\. If on medication, this should be stable for 12 weeks and not be changed during the course of the trial
  • 7\. Provision of written informed consent (patient and carer)

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Current diagnosis of psychosis, current alcohol or substance abuse/dependence
  • 2\. English too poor to engage in treatment
  • 3\. Severe disabling neurological disorder
  • 4\. Medical contraindication to cycloserine, including epilepsy and porphyria
  • 5\. A diagnosed global learning disability or pervasive developmental disorder
  • 6\. Characteristics interfering with completion of treatment, e.g. life threatening or unstable medical illness
  • 7\. Pregnancy
  • 8\. Not suitable for CBT (selective mutism, lack of insight or motivation for change)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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