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Efficacy of Intensified Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Obsessive-compulsive Disorder

NCT05501132 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 42

Last updated 2026-03-17

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Summary

This is a randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, sham-controlled trial that aims to investigate the effectiveness of transcranial direct current stimulation (TDCS) on improving symptoms, quality of life, depression, and cognitive functions in 39 patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) that are randomized in 3 experimental groups.

Conditions

  • Obsessive-Compulsive Symptom

Interventions

DEVICE

transcranial direct current stimulation

Patients will receive 10 sessions of 20 minutes of either 1 mA, 2 mA or sham electrical stimulation on 5 consecutive days

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ardabil University of Medical Sciences

    collaborator OTHER

  • Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors

    collaborator OTHER

  • The National Brain Mapping Laboratory (NBML)

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-08-01
Primary Completion
2021-06-01
Completion
2022-02-25

Countries

  • Iran

Study Locations

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