The effect of current stimulation and drug therapy on obsessive compulsive disorder

Comparing Transcranial direct current stimulation with and without drug therapy on symptoms of patient with obsessive compulsive disorder: a Clinical trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2017031121965N6

Enrollment

Registered

2017-04-21

Start date

2017-03-11

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

obsessive – compulsive disorder. Obsessive-compulsive disorder

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention Group 1: Twenty medical treatment - resistant patients suffering from obsessive compulsive disorders will be entered in this group. They will receive brain electrical stim

Treatment - Other

Intervention Group 1: Twenty medical treatment - resistant patients suffering from obsessive compulsive disorders will be entered in this group. They will receive brain electrical stimulation (Transcr

Intervention Group 2: Twenty medical treatment - resistant patients suffering from obsessive compulsive disorders will be entered in this group. Treatment consists of sufficient dose of Serotonin reup

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 55 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Patients with obsessive compulsive disorder; minimum score of 16 form YBOCS; aged between 18-55 years. Exclusion criteria: Antiepileptic drug therapy in the previous 6 months; neurologic disease; pregnancy; low intelligence quotient; head injury; any metallic instrument in brain or skull.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Obsessive – compulsive disorder. Timepoint: Measured time intervals will be before the treatment and one and three months after the treatment. Method of measurement: Yale-Brown test.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr Kiomars Najafi

Guilan University Of Medical Sciences

Kkiomars@yahoo.com+98 13 3366 6268

Outcome results

None listed

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