Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Conditions
Keywords
TMS, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Virtual Reality, VR
Brief summary
This study will focus on the use of Virtual Reality (VR) technology in patients receiving treatment using Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Interventions
DEVICEVirtual Reality
Virtual reality gear and content will be used prior to TMS session as part of the provocation items
Sponsors
Yale University
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Participants must be at least 18 years old * Patients must have been clinically evaluated by a Yale Interventional Psychiatry Service physician who has deemed them appropriate to receive TMS for the treatment of OCD * Ability and willingness, in the investigator's judgement, to comply with the study procedure and study requirements.
Exclusion criteria
* Hearing or visual impairment to the degree that would interfere with ability to see or hear VR content. * Difficulty in understanding spoken or written English * Pregnancy * History of seizure disorder * Unable to provide informed consent * Dementia or other cognitive disorder or intellectual disability that would impair the subject's ability to understand the study procedure (per investigator judgment) * Any implanted medical device, risk of interference with which by the VR device in the investigator's judgment can put patient at additional undue risk. * Any other medical or psychiatric comorbidity that the investigator judges would put the participant at additional undue risk due to study participation or would impair subject's ability to participate in the study. * Was previously enrolled/randomized into the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tolerability of VR treatment by qualitative assessment | Within 1 hour after each treatment session | Tolerability will be assessed by open-ended interview of the patient about their experience and any difficulty tolerating VR |
Countries
United States
Contacts
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORSina Nikayin, MD
Assistant Professor, Departement of Psychiatry, Yale University
Outcome results
None listed