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Tropisetron for treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Tropisetron as an Adjuvant Therapy for Obsessive-compulsive Disorder: A Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Randomized Trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2017012332145N1
Enrollment
50
Registered
2017-02-13
Start date
2017-04-04
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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: Tropisetrone capsul 5mg daily and Fluvoxamine tablet 100mg daily for 4 first weeks and 2 per day for upcoming weeks. Oral ingestion is route of prescription. Intervention 2: Placebo ca
Treatment - Drugs
Tropisetrone capsul 5mg daily and Fluvoxamine tablet 100mg daily for 4 first weeks and 2 per day for upcoming weeks. Oral ingestion is route of prescription.
Placebo capsul daily and Fluvoxamine tablet 100mg daily for 4 first weeks and 2 per day for upcoming weeks. Oral ingestion is route of prescription.

Sponsors

Iran University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients who meet DSM-IV-TR criterion for OCD and they achieve more than 21 for Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale are suitable for study. They should be 18-60 years old and sign consent form. they should not be treated by any psychiatric interventions for 6 weeks ago. If they show any other mental important conditions or suicidal thoughts, neurological deficits, exclude from study. They will evaluate for cardiac, liver, kidney, pregnancy, lactation and mental retardation before entrance and any mentioned conditions will cause exclusion from study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Severity of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Timepoint: Weeks: 0, 4, 8 and 10. Method of measurement: Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale(YBOCS).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Side effects. Timepoint: Weeks: 0, 4, 8 and 10. Method of measurement: Checklist.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr. Mohammad Reza Shalbafan

Iran University of Medical Sciences

shalbafan.mr@iums.ac.ir+98 21 4452 5615

Outcome results

None listed

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