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Memantine for treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

The Efficacy of Memantine as Adjunctive Therapy in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder A Double blind Placebo controlled Randomized Trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20170123032145N4
Enrollment
44
Registered
2019-10-04
Start date
2019-10-23
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2019-11-05

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: : Sertraline(Tab) up to 200 mg/day plus Memantine (Tab) 10mg twice per day for 12 weeks. Intervention 2: Control group: Sertraline(Tab) up to 200 mg/day plus placeb

Sponsors

Iran University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients who meet DSM-5 criterion for OCD and they achieve more than 21 for Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale are suitable for study. They should be 18-65 year old and sign consent form

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: They should not be treated by any psychiatric interventions for last 6 weeks. If they show any other important mental condition or suicidal thought, neurological deficit, will exclude from study. They will be evaluated for cardiac, liver, kidney, pregnancy, lactation and mental retardation before entrance and any mentioned conditions will cause exclusion from study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Severity of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Timepoint: Weeks: 0, 4, 8 and 12. Method of measurement: Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale(YBOCS).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Working Memory. Timepoint: Weeks: 0, 4, 8, 12. Method of measurement: Wisconsin Test.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr Mohammadreza Shalbafan

Iran University of Medical Sciences

shalbafa.mr@iums.ac.ir+98 21 6655 1665

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 19, 2026