Controlling the compulsive behavior by "Biomedical therapy" , "Exposure-Ritual inhibition"or "combined method"?

Comparison between methods of "biomedical therapy "," exposure and response prevention" and the composite in reduction the compulsive behavior of 20 - 40 year old women with compulsive disorder in Tehran

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT201201118697N1

Enrollment

Registered

2012-01-21

Start date

2008-11-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Obsessive compulsive disorder. Obsessive-compulsive disorder

Interventions

Intervention 1: This description has been taken by 20 subjects for a period of 6 months . Clomipramine25- twice a day Fluvoxamine50-twice a day Xanax 0.5- once a day . And E.R.P operated for 6 months

Treatment - Drugs

Behavior

This description has been taken by 20 subjects for a period of 6 months . Clomipramine25- twice a day Fluvoxamine50-twice a day Xanax 0.5- once a day . And E.R.P operated for 6 months . (During th

Group 4 is control group

Exposure and Response prevention operated on 20 subjects for a period of 60 months . (During the first and second months 3 times per week / during the third months everyday/during the forth &

This description has been taken by 20 subjects for a period of 6 months . Clomipramine25- twice a day Fluvoxamine50-twice a day Xanax 0.5- once a day

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

20 Years to 40 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: 1- OCD diagnose. 2- Age: between 20- 40. 3- Duration of OCD more than 2 years. 4- Consent to participate in study. Exclusion criteria: 1- No consent to participate in study. 2- Systemic and chronic illness. 3- History of identified somatic and mental disorder and hospitalization

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Compulsive behavior. Timepoint: Pre intervention, 6 months and 9 months after intervention. Method of measurement: Two standard tests; obsessive compulsion tests; maudsley and yale brown’s tests.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactParniam Ghavam

Payame Noor University

parnian_ghavam@yahoo.com; pn.ghavam@yahoo.com+98 21 4463 1459

Outcome results

None listed

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