Unilateral Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) of the Nucleus (Nucl.) Accumbens (Acc.) in Patients With Treatment Resistant Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

NCT00724490 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 16

Last updated 2008-07-29

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Summary

The purpose of the study was to evaluate whether a unilateral Deep Brain Stimulation of the right Nucleus Accumbens could lead to a more than 35% reduction of symptoms in patients with a treatment resistant Obsessive Compulsive Disorder within two years.

Conditions

  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Deep Brain Stimulation

Unilateral Deep Brain Stimulation in the right Nucleus Accumbens

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Cologne

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Joachim Klosterkötter, MD · Department of Psychiatry, Head of Department, University of Cologne

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-02-29
Primary Completion
2007-09-30
Completion
2008-02-29

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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