Accelerated rTMS Therapeutic Approach for Refractory Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-60
SponsorShanghai Pudong New Area Mental Health Center, School of Medicine, Tongji University

About this trial

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if individualized accelerated repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) targeting the inferior frontal cortex combined with symptom provocation works to treat obsessive-compulsive disorders (OCD) in adults. It will also learn about the safety of rTMS over right IFC. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Does rTMS using a new individualized IFC target relieve participants' OCD symptoms? * What medical problems do participants have when taking rTMS?

Participants will:

* Take rTMS six times per day for 5 consecutive days * Visit the clinic once at baseline, the day and four weeks after treatment for checkups and tests

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Volunteer subjects with Obsessive Compulsive Disorders (OCD) according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM V) criteria

without associated tics ("Gilles de la Tourette" Syndrome)

Age 18-60 years, right-handed

Disease severity: Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale score ≥16 for OCD patients

Disqualifiers

Abnormal cognitive status (assessed using MoCA with score <24);

Other primary diagnosis than OCD (comorbid mild depression is tolerated)

Comorbid diagnosis of schizophrenia/ psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder, substance abuse or dependance3)

Significant self-harm intent or severe suicidal tendencies within the past year;

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • rTMS

Treatment groups

20 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group