Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Conditions
Brief summary
The primary purpose of this study is to investigate whether administration of xenon reduces symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Xenon is a naturally occurring gas that has been used in clinical settings both as a general anesthetic agent and as a contrast agent for computed tomography (CT) scans. Investigators believe that xenon may be effective in reducing symptoms of OCD due to its ability to reduce the activity of a specific brain chemical called glutamate, which has been shown to be abnormal in the brains of people with OCD. It is important to understand that this study uses a placebo, or inactive, treatment. In this study, the placebo treatment is inhalation of room air (instead of xenon). All participants will receive both xenon and placebo treatments at some point over the course of the study. However, neither the participants nor the study investigators will know which treatment you are receiving.
Interventions
DRUGXenon
DRUGPlacebo
Sponsors
Mclean Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 55 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. Male or female age ≥ 18 and ≤ 55 2. Meets DSM-IV criteria for OCD as primary presenting disorder 3. Score of ≥ 18 on the Y-BOCS at screening (Visit 1).
Exclusion criteria
1. Unwillingness or inability to provide written informed consent. 2. Lifetime history of schizophrenia or autism spectrum disorder 3. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual IV (DSM-IV) diagnosis of alcohol or substance dependence, with the exception of nicotine dependence, within three months prior to screening 4. Clinically significant medical disease including, but not limited to, pulmonary, cardiac (including uncontrolled hypertension), hepatic, renal, or endocrine disorders, which would increase the risk to the participant or interfere with interpretation of results as judged by the principal investigator. 5. Clinically significant neurologic disease including, but not limited to, seizure disorder, neurodegenerative diseases, and history of traumatic brain injury that would increase the risk to the participant or interfere with interpretation of results as judged by the principal investigator. 6. Female participants with a positive urine pregnancy test at screening 7. Pregnancy. Females of childbearing potential must be using an effective contraceptive method (e.g., abstinence, prescription oral contraceptives, contraceptive injections, double-barrier method, male partner sterilization). 8. Any screening laboratory abnormality deemed clinically significant by the investigator
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Decrease in OCD Symptoms | Baseline to Week 5 | Xenon is associated with a decrease in OCD symptoms as measured by the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) at completion of three treatments when compared to placebo (room air). |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Decrease in Depressive Symptoms | Baseline to Week 5 | Xenon is associated with a decrease in depressive symptoms as measured by the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) at completion of three treatments when compared to placebo. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed