Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Study of the Effectiveness of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Lead Sponsor:

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice

Conditions:

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The usual management of Obsessive Compulsive Disorders is based on cognitive-behavioural psychotherapy, as well as the use of serotonergic antidepressants. Nevertheless, a significant proportion of pa...

Detailed Description

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a common psychiatric condition (prevalence 2-3%), with a chronic course, and significantly impairs the quality of life and functioning of sufferers quality of li...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Presenting an obsessive-compulsive disorder according to the criteria of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5, evolving for at least two years
  • Of significant clinical intensity: Yale-Brown's obsession-compulsion scale ≥ 16/40 continuously over the last 6 months. This criteria of persistent severity over the last 6 months will be explored by an in-depth clinical interview at the inclusion visit (Baseline BL)
  • Resistant despite treatment with: 2 serotonergic antidepressants, each received for at least 8 weeks, at the maximum recommended or tolerated dosage AND behavioural and cognitive therapy for at least 6 months
  • Drug treatment unchanged for at least 12 weeks

Exclusion

  • Patient with psychotic disorder, bipolar mood disorder, substance abuse or dependence (excluding tobacco)
  • Patient at risk of suicide (score ≥ 2 on item 10 of the Montgomery-Åsberg depression rating scale)
  • Contraindications to the practice of transcranial direct stimulation : history of cerebral pathology, intracranial hypertension, neurosurgery, cephalic metal implant, pacemaker
  • Unbalanced epilepsy
  • Previous use of transcranial direct stimulation (problem of maintaining the integrity of the blind procedure)
  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding in progress, woman in a state of procreation without effective contraception (a urine pregnancy test will be performed)
  • Scalp skin pathology

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 20 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 9 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

43 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04106102

Start Date

September 20 2019

End Date

September 9 2026

Last Update

December 2 2025

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CHU de Nice

Nice, France, 06003