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rTMS Over the Supplementary Motor Area for Treatment-resistant Obsessive-compulsive Disorder.

NCT03211221 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2023-02-21

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Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of low-frequency (1Hz) rTMS (repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation) over the pre-SMA (pre-supplementary motor area) in a sample of treatment-resistant OCD patients in a multicenter, controlled design.

Conditions

  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Interventions

DEVICE

rTMS (repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation)

rTMS is a non-invasive neuromodulation technique that is able to modulate cortical and subcortical function with the use of rapidly changing electromagnetic fields generated by a coil placed over the scalp (George and Post, 2011). Depending on the parameters of stimulation, rTMS can either decrease or increase cortical excitability in relatively focal areas, with frequencies \< or = 1 Hz (low frequency rTMS or LF-rTMS) being usually inhibitory and higher frequencies (\> or = 5 Hz; high frequency rTMS or HF-rTMS) being usually excitatory (Rosa and Lisanby, 2012). Moreover, rTMS has proven to have long-lasting effects on brain neuroplasticity through different mechanisms (e.g. by inducing long-term potentiation, increasing several neurotrophic factors etc.) (Chervyakov et al., 2015).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Florence

    collaborator OTHER

  • CNS Onlus

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-03-01
Primary Completion
2024-03-01
Completion
2024-12-01

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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