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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12623000500651
ACTRN12623000500651
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Deep Brain Stimulation for Treatment-Refractory Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Understanding the Mechanism of Action.

QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute0 sites5 target enrollmentMay 16, 2023

Overview

Phase
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Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Sponsor
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Enrollment
5
Status
Recruiting
Last Updated
last year

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
May 16, 2023
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
last year
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • To be eligible for participation in the study, participants must meet all of the following criteria:
  • 1\)Diagnosis – Participant is diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) according to DSM\-5 Diagnostic Criteria.
  • 2\)Severity – Participant has a Yale Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y\-BOCS) score of more than or equal to 24, measured twice at least 2 weeks apart.
  • 3\)Chronicity – Duration of illness greater than 5 years.
  • 4\)Treatment Refractoriness – No or insufficient response following at least
  • 2 treatment trials with a Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI), at maximum tolerated dosage for at least 12 weeks, plus
  • 1 treatment trial with clomipramine at maximum tolerated dosage for at least 12 weeks, plus
  • 1 augmentation trial with an atypical antipsychotic for 8 weeks in combination with one of the above mentioned drugs, plus
  • 1 attempted psychotherapy trial (exposure and response prevention or ERP), confirmed by psychotherapist.
  • 5\)Aged between 20\-55 years.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Participants with any of the following will not be eligible for enrolment:
  • 1\)A lifetime diagnosis of psychotic disorder, current or past (such as schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder or delusional disorder).
  • 2\)Diagnosed manic episode within the last 3 years.
  • 3\)Clinical history consistent with severe personality disorder of any type.
  • 4\)Current, or unstably remitted substance abuse disorder, the latter being defined by history consistent with substance dependence in the last 12 months, or abuse in the last 6 months, other than nicotine dependence or abuse.
  • 5\)Participant is at high risk of suicide:
  • Has made a suicide attempt within the previous 12 months that required medical treatment, or
  • Has made two suicide attempts in the past 12 months, or
  • Has a clear\-cut plan for suicide and states that he/she cannot guarantee that he/she will call his/her regular psychiatrist or the investigator if the impulse to implement the plan becomes substantial during the study, or
  • Is likely to attempt suicide within the next six months, in the investigator’s opinion.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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