Efficacy of adding cerebellar HD-tDCS in obsessive-compulsive Disorder

Efficacy of adjunctive cerebellar HD-tDCS in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A sham controlled fMRI study - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2023/08/056547

Enrollment

Registered

2023-08-16

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-08-21

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: F422- Mixed obsessional thoughts and acts

Interventions

Intervention1: High definition transcranial direct current stimulation: The active cathode electrode will be placed over the right cerebellum 1 cm below and 4 cm right to the inion. The stimulating el

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Diagnosis of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder using Diagnostic Criteria for Research (DCR) of ICD 10 DCR (World Health Organization, 1993) 2.Age between 18-60 years of either sex 3.Right-handed subjects 4.Educational qualification of class VIII and above 5. Patients giving written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Co-morbid severe depression as measured by a HAM-D score of 23 or more 2.Patients with co-morbid neurological or any other psychiatric disorder 3.Patients who cannot undergo MRI scan 4.Colour blind, as indicated by Ishiharaâ??s charts

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Reduction in YBOCS SCORETimepoint: baseline, 2 weeks, 6 weeks	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Changes in Stroop task based fMRI activationTimepoint: baseline, 2 weeks	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Nishant Goyal

Central Institute of Psychiatry

psynishant@gmail.com9431171162

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026