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The effect of Cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) on Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

The effect of Cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) on visual working memory, brain waves patterns and symptoms of patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20250102064251N1
Enrollment
36
Registered
2025-01-20
Start date
2025-01-14
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-02-03

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Conditions

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Obsessive-compulsive disorder

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group 1: Twelve patients with Contamination OCD, diagnosed by a psychiatrist, will be treated with Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and 5 sessions of 20-min

Sponsors

Bu-Ali Sina University Hamedan
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Having obsessive-compulsive disorder based on a psychiatrist's diagnosis Having obsessive-compulsive disorder based on the Yale-Brown Questionnaire score of more than 16 Absence of psychosis and substance use disorder based on a psychiatrist's diagnosis Not having a pacemaker Absence of metal objects in the head and neck, except for dental implants and fillings Not being pregnant or breastfeeding Lack of history of cerebrovascular disease, seizure, brain tumor or surgery and severe concussion

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Occurrence of a psychiatric issue that requires other interventions, such as serious suicidal thoughts More than two weeks between two intervention sessions Reluctance to continue before at least 3 intervention sessions Use of psychiatric drugs other than Serotonin-specific reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Score of Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale. Timepoint: Before and After the intervention and 30 days later. Method of measurement: Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The electrical waves of the brain calculated from the electrodes of the electroencephalogram device and the brain wave map based on the average frequency of the electrical waves of each area of ??the brain. Timepoint: Before and after intervention and 30 days later. Method of measurement: Quantitative Electroencephalography (qEEG).

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMohammadreza Yeganedoust

Buali Sina University Hamedan

yeganedoust@gmail.com+98 21 4481 1858

Outcome results

None listed

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