Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in obsessive-compulsive disorder

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• Conditions: Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in patients suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN99571476
• Lead Sponsor: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2022-03-22
• Last Update Posted: 19 April 2022
• Study Completion: 2023-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 44

Inclusion Criteria

1. MRI compatibility, age 18-65 years, right-handedness
2. OCD according to DSM-V
3. At least a score of 8 in the Y-BOCS scale
4. No additional psychopharmacological medication (e.g. antipsychotic medication)
5. No bipolar disorder, no schizophrenia, no schizo-affective disorder, no posttraumatic stres disorder, no substance abuse (apart from nicotine), no personality disorder

Exclusion Criteria

1. Suicidality
2. Neurological disorder
3. Pregnancy
4. Inability to provide consent
5. No willingness to provide consent after information about the study
6. Medicated with benzodiazepines within the last 24 hours

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified