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Riluzol effect on treatment of drug resistant obsessive obsessive compulsive disorder

Evaluation of Riluzol effect as adjunctive therapy in patients with standard treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20151103024853N5
Enrollment
32
Registered
2020-11-04
Start date
2020-02-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2020-11-30

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

Conditions

Obsessive-compulsive disorder. Obsessive-compulsive disorder

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Intervention group: Intervention group drug Riluzole 50 mg tablets once a day for 12 weeks. Intervention 2: Control group: Placebo group 1 tablet daily for 12 weeks

Sponsors

Deputy of research and technology developement
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
No minimum to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with known obsessive compulsive disorder by DSM-V criteria. Not to use alcohol chronic. The patient had no serious risk factor for respiratory apnea and pulmonary fibrosis and not be affected. Between 18 to 65 years old The individual should be treated with a maximum dose of SSRI for at least 6 months and scored 20 or higher on the Y-BOCS criterion. The patient's liver transaminase should not be more than 5 times higher than normal.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Pregnancy and nursing; Patients with a history of memantine use. Patients who do not sign the ethical consent form or refuse to continue to participate in the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Patient's score in Y-BOCS test. Timepoint: Before intervention, 4, 8 and 12 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: the list of Riluzole adverse effects.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMohammad hosein Shiveh

Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences

mohammad.shiveh@gmail.com+98 61 3373 8379

Outcome results

None listed

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