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Magnetic brain stimulation as an additional treatment for children and teenagers with obsessive-compulsive disorder

Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation as add-on treatment for Children and Adolescents with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: An open label study - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/10/096730
Enrollment
20
Registered
2025-10-31
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-11-17

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: F422- Mixed obsessional thoughts and acts

Interventions

Intervention1: Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (dTMS) is a non-invasive brain stimulation modality that uses repeated pulses of magnetic stimulation in s

Sponsors

NIMHANS Bengaluru
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Individuals with primary diagnosis of OCD as per DSM-5, age 7-17 of any gender, with a previous trail of at least 12 weeks of an SSRI or CBT

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: History of seizure, head injury, other neurological conditions that may reduce seizure threshold, raised intra-cranial tension, metal implants in head or face, Severe metal illness such as Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder, Acute suicidal Risk, Moderate/Severe/Profound Intellectual Disability

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Reduction in the severity of obsessive-compulsive symptoms as assessed by CY-BOCS, post intervention Overall clinical improvement as assessed by CGI, post interventionTimepoint: Baseline, 4 weeks, 1 month post-intervention and 3 months post-intervention

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Reduction in comorbid depression and anxiety symptoms post intervention as assessed by RCADSTimepoint: T1- Pre-intervention T2- Post 20 sessions of dTMS;Maintenance of intervention effects at 1 month (T3) and 3 months (T4) post-intervention as measured by CY-BOCS and CGI scoresTimepoint: T1- Pre-intervention T2- Post 20 sessions of dTMS T3- 1 month post-intervention T4- 3 months post-intervention

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Harshini Manohar

NIMHANS, Bengaluru

harshinimanohar1990@gmail.com9176402954

Outcome results

None listed

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