Exposure and response prevention (ERP) versus transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in treatment of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Comparative effectiveness of combination of exposure and response prevention (ERP) and pharmacotherapy versus transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and pharmacotherapy in treatment of anxiety, depression, quality of life and obsessive compulsive symptoms in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2016061728504N1

Enrollment

Registered

2016-07-26

Start date

2016-04-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Obsessive-compulsive disorder

Interventions

Intervention 1: Exposure And Response Prevention (ERP). Intervention 2: transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS).

Treatment - Other

Exposure And Response Prevention (ERP)

transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Full diagnostic criteria of obsessive compulsive disorder; having a minimum grade education; the age range between 18-50 years; signing a written consent; lack of psychological treatments and supplements for at least one month before the study. Exclusion criteria: Risks like suicidal/homicidal thoughts; full criteria of personality disorders; full criteria of psychosis or psychotic disorders.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Obsessive compulsive disorder. Timepoint: Pretest, Posttest, follow up after 1 month. Method of measurement: Yale-Brown obsessive compulsive scale.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Depression. Timepoint: Pretest, Posttest, follow up after 1 month. Method of measurement: The Beck Depression Inventory.;Anxiety. Timepoint: Pretest, posttest, follow up after 1 month. Method of measurement: Beck anxiety inventory.;Quality of life. Timepoint: pretest, posttest, follow up after 1 month. Method of measurement: quality of life questionnaire.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMohsen Dadashi

Zanjan University of Medical Sciences

mohsendadashi@zums.ac.ir+98 24 3353 4500

Outcome results

None listed

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