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Amantadin as adjuvant therapy in the treatment of moderate to severe OCD

Amantadin as adjuvant therapy in the treatment of moderate to severe OCD: a double blind randomized trial with placebo control

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT201705191556N99
Enrollment
50
Registered
2017-05-20
Start date
2017-05-22
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- Cumpulsive Disorder. Obsessive-compulsive disorder

Interventions

Intervention 1: Fluvoxamine 100 mg BID+ Amantadin 100mg/day for 10 weeks as intervention group. Intervention 2: Fluvoxamine 100 mg BID + placebo for 10 weeks as control group.
Treatment - Drugs
Placebo
Fluvoxamine 100 mg BID+ Amantadin 100mg/day for 10 weeks as intervention group
Fluvoxamine 100 mg BID + placebo for 10 weeks as control group

Sponsors

Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion Criteria: 1- Age between 18-60 years old; 2- Diagnosis of OCD based on DSM-5; 3- Minimum Score of 21 on YALE-BROWN Obsessive-Compulsive Scale. Exclusion Criteria: 1- Substance dependence; 2- IQ <70; 3- Any other mental disorder on axis I; 4-Any serious cardiac, renal or hepatic disease; 5- receiving psychotropic medications during the last 6 weeks; 6- pregnancy or breast feeding; 7- Rising liver transaminases to three times the upper limit of normal or higher.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Severity of symptoms of OCD. Timepoint: Baseline and weeks: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 after beginig of treatment. Method of measurement: Y_BOCS( Yale-Brown obsessive compulsive scale).

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactProf. Shahin Akhondzadeh

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

S.akhond@sina.tums.ac.ir+98 21 5541 2222

Outcome results

None listed

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