Effect of Repetitive Trans cranial Magnetic Stimulition (r-TMS) in treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder

Therapeutic effect comparison of the Repetitive Transcranial Magnetice Stimulation (RTMS) combination therapy with drug versus medication monotherapy in obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20200728048240N1

Enrollment

Registered

2020-08-08

Start date

2017-08-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-09-07

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Conditions

Obsessive-compulsive diorder. Obsessive-compulsive disorder

Interventions

Intervention 1: Group A was treated with magnetic resonance imaging (rTMS) at low frequency (1 Hz) for 20 minutes daily for 5 days (5,200 pulses / day) for 3 weeks at the same time as taking the drug.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age 18-60 years History of moderate to severe persistent OCD (score greater than or equal to 16 in the Y-BOCS questionnaire) Score of the Beck Depression questionaaire below of 17 Receiving standard OCD medication through four weeks.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: History of epilepsy or seizures History of drug abuse History of severe head trauma Having any type of metal implant or pace maker

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Severity of OCD. Timepoint: 0, 1, 2, 3 weeks. Method of measurement: Yale-Brown OCS.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAdeleh Askaridiarjani

Qazvin University of Medical Sciences

a.askaridiarjani@qums.ac.ir098 28 33550254

Outcome results

None listed

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