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Investigating the effect of low-level laser in reducing obsessive-compulsive symptoms

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Obsessive compulsive disorder.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Registration Number
IRCT20230815059151N1
Lead Sponsor
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
30
Inclusion Criteria

Patients undergoing OCD treatment are referred to a psychiatric clinic as outpatients
Age above 18 years
No claustrophobia
Patients should be in drug stabilization for at least 2 months
The patient is not psychotic

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with a history of neurological disease such as epilepsy
Having other neurological disorders such as parkinsonism
Traumatic brain injury
Brain stroke
pregnancy
Acute and chronic physical illness
Cases receiving antidepressant treatment or ECT (convulsive therapy with electroshock).

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
OCD severity based on the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS). Timepoint: Measuring the level of obsessive compulsive disorder before the start of treatment and then at the end of treatment and one month after the last treatment in an outpatient visit to a psychiatric clinic. Method of measurement: Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale Questionnaire (Y-BOCS).
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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