Status:

COMPLETED

2/2 D-Cycloserine Augmentation of CBT for Pediatric OCD

Lead Sponsor:

Massachusetts General Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

University of South Florida

Conditions:

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

7-17 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to find out if D-Cycloserine (DCS), taken at the same time as a child gets cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can help children with pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorde...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Clinical diagnosis of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder as primary or co-primary diagnosis
  • Score on CY-BOCS of 16 or greater
  • Full Scale IQ greater than or equal to 85
  • English speaking

Exclusion

  • Receiving concurrent psychotherapy or a past adequate trial of CBT for OCD
  • Initiation of an antidepressant within 12 weeks before study enrollment
  • Initiation of an antipsychotic within 6 weeks before study enrollment
  • No new alternative medications, nutritionals, or therapeutic diets within 6 weeks of study enrollment
  • Any change in established psychotropic medication within 8 weeks before study enrollment (6 weeks for antipsychotic). Alternative medications must be stable for 6 weeks prior to baseline. Any medications must remain stable during treatment.
  • Current clinically significant suicidality
  • Suicidal behaviors within six months
  • DSM-IV conduct disorder
  • DSM-IV autism
  • DSM-IV bipolar
  • DSM-IV schizophrenia or schizo-affective disorders
  • Substance abuse within the past six months
  • Hoarding symptoms (due to difficulty implementing E/RP tasks)
  • Weight less than 22.5k
  • Epilepsy or renal insufficiency
  • Current and/or past history of alcohol abuse (DCS is contraindicated)
  • Pregnant or having unprotected sex (in females)
  • Presence of a significant and/or unstable medical illness that might lead to hospitalization during the study
  • Known DCS allergy

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

206 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01404208

Start Date

July 1 2011

End Date

December 1 2016

Last Update

March 28 2017

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Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114