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Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation(tDCS) machine is entirely non-invasive and very safe, which delivers 2mA of direct current to the brain, which may leads to improvement in symptoms of OCD in patient with treatment resistant Obsessive Compulsive Disorder(OCD).

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Health Condition 1: F422- Mixed obsessional thoughts and actsHealth Condition 2: null- treatment resistant OCD
Registration Number
CTRI/2017/02/007775
Lead Sponsor
Office of Department of PsychiatryAll India Institute of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
20
Inclusion Criteria

1-Right handed (assessed by Edinburghâ??s Handedness Inventory)

2-Patients with OCD (diagnosed on ICD-10)

3-Meets criteria for treatment resistant as per ITROC (level 1 non-response)

4-YBOCS score >= 16(moderate severity)

5-Willing to give written informed consent to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

1-Presence of co-morbid Axis I disorders (using MINI 5.0) including substance abuse/dependence (except caffeine or nicotine)

2-History of seizure

3-History of receiving rTMS/ECT treatment

4-History suggestive of space occupying brain lesion or cerebro-vascular accident

5-Presence of chronic medical illness

6-Having implanted device or metals in brain/head or cardiac pacemaker

7-Known or suspected pregnancy or currently lactating

8-Having imminent suicide risk

9-Having score of >= 17 on HAM-D

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
35% or more reduction in the YBOCS scoreTimepoint: After completion of 20 sessions of tDCS
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
score of 2 or less (much or very much improved)Timepoint: After completion of 20 sessions of tDCS
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