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Repetitive behavior in gamblers and obsessive-compulsive patients: a brain imaging study

Compulsivity in gambling disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder: a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
NL-OMON
Registry ID
NL-OMON20515
Enrollment
90
Registered
2016-12-15
Start date
2017-01-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-02-28

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

obsessive-compulsive disorder, gambling disorder, repetitive behavior, magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), compulsivity obsessief-compulsieve stoornis, gokverslaving, controle verlies, kernspintomografie (fMRI), compulsiviteit

Interventions

Sponsors

Academicl Medical Center Amsterdam
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: OCD group: • DSM-5 diagnosis of OCD • No other psychiatric disorder • Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) score cut-off of 20 • 18-65 years of age • Willingness and ability to give written informed consent and willingness and ability to understand, to participate and to comply with the study requirements GD group: • DSM- 5 diagnosis for Gambling Disorder • No other psychiatric disorders. • Willingness and ability to give written informed consent and willingness and ability to understand, to participate and to comply with the study requirements • 18-65 years of age HC group: • No current psychiatric diagnosis no history of OCD or GD. • Willingness and ability to give written informed consent and willingness and ability to understand, to participate and to comply with the study requirements • 18-65 years of age

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: All groups: • Current major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, psychotic disorder, alcohol or substance dependence, or any cognitive disorder as assessed with the MINI neurological disorders section • IQ below 80 • insufficient command of the Dutch language • MRI contraindications such as metal implants, claustrophobia, pregnancy • recent (<2 weeks) use of psychotropic medication other than naltrexone (smoking and nicotine dependence is allowed in all groups). • Endocrinological disorders or regular use of corticosteroids • Current treatment with tricyclic antidepressant or antipsychotic medication • Use of other psychotropic medication (apart from SSRI's), or of recreational drugs over a period of 72 hours prior to each test session, and use of alcohol within the last 24 hours before each measurement • Irregular sleep/wake rhythm (e.g., regular nightshifts or cross timeline travel). • Pregnancy - Left-handedness OCD group and HC group: scoring lower than 5 on SOGS (gambling severity) questionnaire; hence not suffering from gambling problems. GD and HC group: scoring lower than 5 Y-BOCS; hence not suffering from OCD symptoms.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
•Confidence and brain activation as measured with fMRI during the confidence task • Risk taking and ambiguous behaviour measure with a cognitive task and it’s correlation with confidence task. •Compulsive checking behavior as determined by the checking task

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
• Functional connectivity as measured with fMRI during the resting-state condition • Self-reports of development and experience of compulsions.

Contacts

Public ContactRuth Holst, van
ruthvan.holst@radboudumc.nl024-3668293

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)