A double blind randomised sham controlled study to examine clinical and neuro-cognitive benefits of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in Obsessive compulsive disorder(OCD)

Department of Psychiatry National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences0 个研究点目标入组 35 人开始时间: 待定最近更新: 2021年11月24日

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•1)Diagnosis of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)as per DSM-V criteria (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders, American Psychiatric Association, 2013)
•2)If the participants are on medications, they would need to be on stable dose of SSRI for atleast 3 months
•3)Clinically Significant OCD as evidenced by a cut-off YBOCS severity score of >=16
•Age range: 18 â?? 45 years; 6) Both sexes; 7) Right Handedness and 8) Written informed consent.

•1) Features suggestive of psychiatric emergency (for example: suicidal risk, aggression, excitement, catatonia, prolonged nutritional deprivation or any other status requiring intensive clinical care),
•2) Any contraindication to tDCS procedure â?? (i) metallic implants in the head, (ii) implanted brain medical devices, (iii) local lesion or injury in the scalp / head, 3) Co-morbid psychiatric diagnoses such as psychosis, bipolar disorder, substance dependence (including nicotine dependence) 4) Mental retardation, neurological disorders and other organic brain disorders 5) Left Handedness.

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Department of Psychiatry National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences