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The Role and Neural Mechanisms of Glutamate in Skin Picking and Inhibition Control Deficits in Compulsive Behaviors

The Role and Neural Mechanisms of Glutamate in Skin Picking and Inhibition Control Deficits in Compulsive Behaviors

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2600127604
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2026-07-02
Start date
2022-06-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-07-13

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

Conditions

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and related disorders

Interventions

NAC Intervention Group:NAC (N-Acetylcysteine Tablets, brand name: Flumucil) has a drug specification of 600 mg per tablet. In the first week, participants took 1200mg/d (one tablet three times daily:
OCD Group:No intervention will be administered, serving only as a pre-treatment control.
Healthy Control Group:No intervention will be administered, serving only as a pre-treatment control.

Sponsors

Guangdong Mental Health Center, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 49 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. SPD Group: (1) Meet the diagnostic criteria for Excoriation (Skin-Picking) Disorder according to DSM-5 [American Psychiatric Association, 2013, see project rationale]; (2) NE-YBOCS score > 16, HAMD-17 total score = 1 year, age between 18-49 years; (5) Han Chinese ethnicity, right-handed, education level of middle school or above; (6) Full understanding of the research content, willingness to participate and complete the entire experiment, and signed informed consent. 2. OCD Group : (1) Meet the diagnostic criteria for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder according to DSM-5 [American Psychiatric Association, 2013]; (2) Y-BOCS total score > 16 and Y-BOCS compulsive behavior scale score > 6, HAMD-17 total score = 1 year, age between 18-49 years; (4) Han Chinese ethnicity, right-handed, education level of middle school or above; (5) Full understanding of the research content, willingness to participate and complete the entire experiment, and signed informed consent. 3. Healthy Control Group: (1) Age between 18-49 years; (2) Y-BOCS and NE-YBOCS total scores < 6; HAMD-17 total score <= 7; (3) Han Chinese ethnicity, right-handed, education level of middle school or above; (4) Signed informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. SPD Group Exclusion Criteria: (1) Neurological diseases or severe physical illnesses; (2) Pregnant women; (3) History of alcohol or drug abuse or dependence; (4) History of epileptic seizures; (5) Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders; (6) Bipolar disorder; (7) Obsessive-compulsive disorder; (8) Depression; (9) Any contraindications for MRI scanning. 2. OCD Group Exclusion Criteria: (1) Neurological diseases or severe physical illnesses; (2) Pregnant women; (3) History of alcohol or drug abuse or dependence; (4) History of epileptic seizures; (5) Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders; (6) Bipolar disorder; (7) Excoriation (skin-picking) disorder; (8) Depression; (9) Any contraindications for MRI scanning. 3. Healthy Control Group Exclusion Criteria: (1) Major physical illnesses, craniocerebral trauma, history of neurological or psychiatric disorders; (2) Pregnant women; (3) Family history of psychiatric disorders; (4) History of alcohol or substance abuse; (5) Currently meeting any psychiatric diagnostic criteria according to CCMD-3 and DSM-5; (6) Any contraindications for MRI scanning.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Inhibitory control Function;MRI+MRS+fMRS;Y-BOCS Symptom Checklist;Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, HAMD;Hamilton Anxity Rating Scale, HAMA;Skin Picking Scale-Revised, SPS-R;Global Assessmentof Functioning, GAF;Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis II Personality Disorders (SCID-II);

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Y-BOCS Scores;Padua Inventory, PI;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactHuirong Zheng

Guangdong Mental Health Center, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital

hgm198103@163.com+86 137 1077 8676

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 23, 2026