Status:

WITHDRAWN

Efficacy of Treatment With Pramipexole or Risperidone in Patients With Refractory Obsessive-compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Lead Sponsor:

Clinical Academic Center (2CA-Braga)

Collaborating Sponsors:

University of Minho

Conditions:

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-64 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This is a phase 2, randomized, controlled clinical trial to study the efficacy of pramipexol or risperidone in the treatment of refractory ODC patients. This study is a two-parallel-group clinical tr...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age between 18 and 64 years;
  • European Portuguese as mother tongue;
  • Patients diagnosed with OCD, regardless of subtype, according to DSM-5 and/or ICD-10 criteria;
  • Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) score ≥ 16;
  • Patients who do not respond to treatment with at least two selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants (SSRIs) at the maximum tolerated therapeutic dose with or without psychotherapy, i.e. patients in whom there is no reduction in the Y-BOCS score by 25% to 35% relative to the score obtained before starting treatment with SSRIs (Rauch \& Jenike, 1994).

Exclusion

  • Patients who have a complete response to drug treatment with or without psychotherapy, i.e. patients with a reduction in Y-Bocs score by 25% to 35% regarding the score obtained before starting treatment with SSRIS (Rauch \& Jenike, 1994);
  • Patients with current or anterior history of psychotic illness (schizophrenia, delusions, among others);
  • Patients with bipolar disorder;
  • Patients with tick disorder;
  • Patients with borderline personality disorder;
  • Patients with social anxiety disorder;
  • Patients with current or anterior history of dietary behavior disorders (at least in the last 6 months);
  • patients with a history of neurological disease or traumatic brain injury;
  • Patients with history of alcohol abuse or illicit substances (at least in the last 6 months);
  • patients who are passing or have passed in the last 6 months by a major depressive episode;
  • Patients that undergo deep brain stimulation;
  • Presence of sensory deficits impeding participation in clinical study;
  • Pregnant or in breastfeeding period;
  • Patients doing medication or receiving prohibited treatments;
  • Patients with contraindication to perform MRI.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05401019

Start Date

June 1 2022

End Date

December 1 2026

Last Update

September 19 2024

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