Status:

RECRUITING

Reinforcement Learning and Obsessive-compulsive Disorder: Exploring the Role of the Orbitofrontal Cortex

Lead Sponsor:

Fundacao Champalimaud

Conditions:

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Brief Summary

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a neuropsychiatric condition affecting 1-3% of the population. Typically, symptoms start in adolescence or early adulthood, are time-consuming, and have a signif...

Detailed Description

INTRODUCTION: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is the fourth most common psychiatric disorder, characterized by recurrent and intrusive obsessive thoughts and/or compulsions that are distressing, ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Exclusively for the OCD group: established diagnosis of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder according to DSM-5 criteria;
  • Exclusively for the control group: does not meet DSM criteria for any of the psychiatric diagnoses screened by the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview;
  • Age between 18 and 65 years-old;
  • Fluent Portuguese or English speaker.

Exclusion

  • Any acute medical illness;
  • Substance abuse or dependence;
  • Pregnancy;
  • Dementia;
  • Developmental disorders with low intelligence quotient or any other form of cognitive impairment;
  • Active neurological disease;
  • Previously known structural lesion of the central nervous system;
  • Illiteracy or otherwise not understanding the study's instructions;
  • Inability to give informed consent;
  • Individuals presenting with any psychotic or mood disorder condition requiring hospitalization at that moment;
  • For experiment 2, these exclusion criteria will be expanded by additional factors that specifically preclude TMS use.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2019

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

230 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06566781

Start Date

October 1 2019

End Date

December 31 2026

Last Update

August 22 2024

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Champalimaud Foundation

Lisbon, Portugal, 1400-038