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Investigating the effect of low-level laser in reducing obsessive-compulsive symptoms

Therapeutic effects of low-level laser therapy in reducing obsessive compulsive disorder symptoms in bipolar patient treatment Compared with the control group

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20230815059151N1
Enrollment
30
Registered
2023-10-14
Start date
2023-10-23
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-11-13

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: The intervention group will be formed by patients who receive laser therapy as an adjuvant treatment in the first four weeks of outpatient visits. This group is tre

Sponsors

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients undergoing OCD treatment are referred to a psychiatric clinic as outpatients Age above 18 years No claustrophobia Patients should be in drug stabilization for at least 2 months The patient is not psychotic

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with a history of neurological disease such as epilepsy Having other neurological disorders such as parkinsonism Traumatic brain injury Brain stroke pregnancy Acute and chronic physical illness Cases receiving antidepressant treatment or ECT (convulsive therapy with electroshock).

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
OCD severity based on the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS). Timepoint: Measuring the level of obsessive compulsive disorder before the start of treatment and then at the end of treatment and one month after the last treatment in an outpatient visit to a psychiatric clinic. Method of measurement: Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale Questionnaire (Y-BOCS).

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAli Faghfouri

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

ali_md07@yahoo.com+98 21 8846 9459

Outcome results

None listed

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