Efficacy and Adverse Events of Bilateral Single-shot Ventral Capsular/Ventral Striatal Gamma Capsulotomy for Obsessive-compulsive Disorder: a Pilot Study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 2 期
- 入组人数
- 5
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS)
研究概览
简要总结
Up to 40% of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) patients do not respond to conventional treatments (medications or behavior therapy). For some of them, a neurosurgical treatment can be indicated. A previous study, employing bilateral double-shot ventral capsular/ventral striatal (VC/VS) Gamma capsulotomy (GVC) for OCD has shown that this radiosurgical technique is potentially efficacious and relatively safe. However, a few patients may develop complications associated to radionecrosis (eg., brain cysts) in a long-term follow-up, which are probably associated to lesion volumes. Another study, with the preliminary results of smaller VC/VS Gamma capsulotomy lesions has suggested that this procedure is safe and remains efficacious. Our aim is to investigate the efficacy and safety profiles of smaller, single-shot VC/VS Gamma capsulotomy for OCD. This study will support the development of a future double-blind, randomized clinical trial of single-shot VC/VS Gamma capsulotomy.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 65 Years(Adult, Older Adult)
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •A DSM-V diagnosis of OCD as the main diagnostic entity. If comorbid axis I or II disorders are present, OCD symptoms are the most troublesome among disorders.
- •Age range between 18 and 65 years old.
- •At least 5 years of OCD symptoms.
- •"Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale" (YBOCS) scores greater than 26 (or greater than 13, for isolated obsessions or compulsions).
- •Refractoriness criteria fulfilled.
- •To be accepted by the "best estimate" method as a treatment refractory patient. It consists in the careful examination of each patient's history by two OCD specialists, so as to confirm refractoriness status.
- •Refractoriness criteria:
- •At least 3 serotonin reuptake inhibitors (selective or not) have been tried before. One of these trials must have included clomipramine. All drugs were used for a minimum of 12 weeks, at the maximum doses or the maximally tolerated doses.
- •Previous participation in a cognitive behavior therapy program (exposure and response prevention), for a minimum of 20 hours' time; or participation for some time, without subsequent adherence, due to severe OCD symptoms, and acceptance of the independent review board.
- •YBOCS scores reductions after adequate drug therapy and psychotherapy not better than 25 %, or confirmation of no clinical improvements by the mental health professionals who were responsible for the treatments of the patient.
- •By the end of adequately conducted pharmacological trials, "Clinical Global Impression" (CGI) scores not better than minimal improvement.
- •Previous use of at least two antidepressant augmentation strategies (such as the association of a typical or atypical antipsychotic, another serotonin reuptake inhibitor, a benzodiazepine, an anticonvulsant or an antiglutamatergic medication), in adequate doses for a sufficient period of time, without satisfactory responses.
排除标准
- •Less than 18 years or more than 65 years of age.
- •Past history of head injury, with posttraumatic amnesia.
- •Past or general medical condition, or neurological illness with brain compromise (severe and in active phase)
- •History of physiological effects of a substance, as determinant of psychopathological symptoms, or cumulative signs of alcohol or drug abuse in the Central Nervous System (such cortical atrophy), confirmed by a neuroimaging scan.
- •Pregnancy or lactation.
- •Refusal to participate in radiosurgical procedures.
- •Refusal to sign the Patient Information and Consent Form, or refusal to take part in this study.
- •History of mental retardation and/or being unable to understand the Patient Information and Consent Form, confirmed by poor performance on neuropsychological tests.
结局指标
主要结局
Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS)
时间窗: up to 10 years
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Antonio Carlos Lopes
Antonio Carlos Lopes MD, PhD
University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
