tDCS as an add-on Treatment in SSRI-resistant OCD (TDCSTOC)

May 4, 2017 updated by: BATION Rémy, Hôpital le Vinatier

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation as an add-on Treatment in SSRI-resistant Obsessive Compulsive Disorder : a Randomized Clinical Trial

The purpose of this study is to determine whether tDCS is effective as an add-on treatment in SSRI-resistant patients with obsessive and compulsive disorder

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Total number of scheduled patients to be recruited: 46 We used the effect size of the study of Ruffini and colleagues (2009) in which rTMS was used to target the left orbito frontal cortex to calculate the number of patients to be recruited. With a risk alpha of 5%, a power of 80%, the number of patients to be included was 46 with an anticipated rate of 10% of lost to follow-up patients. (calculation was made on the http://www.spc.univ-lyon1.fr/mfcalc/NSN/assistant.htm)

Statistical analysis to address the primary and secondary objectives:

Chi squared test will be applied for quantitative data.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

46

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Locations

      • Bron, France, 69500
        • Recruiting
        • Centre Hospitalier le Vinatier
        • Contact:

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • patients diagnosed with OCD according to DSM V criteria
  • YBOCS score of 16 and above, stable (<20% of variation) during at least one month.
  • have received for at least 12 weeks of which 6 weeks was either at the maximum tolerated dose or alternatively the manufacturer's recommended maxi- mum daily dose.
  • age between 18 and 70
  • voluntary and competent to consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Major depressive disorder diagnosed with the DSM V criteria with a MADRS score >30 (actual)
  • schizophrenia and other psychotic disorder
  • drugs or alcohol abuse
  • acutely suicidal
  • significant head injury, or of any neurosurgical procedure with implanted material
  • pregnant women

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: active tDCS
patients will received 2 sessions per day for 5 consecutive days. Each session will last 20 minutes. The tDCS device will deliver a direct current of 2mA during 20 minutes. Cathode will be localized in front of the left orbito-frontal on the FP3 point according to the EEG international reference. Anode will be localized in front of the right cerebellum 3 cm below the inion and 1 cm right from the midline
The tDCS device will deliver a direct current of 2mA during 20 minutes. Cathode will be localized in front of the left orbito-frontal on the FP3 point according to the EEG international reference. Anode will be localized in front of the right cerebellum 3 cm below the inion and 1 cm right from the midline
Other Names:
  • tdcs
Placebo Comparator: SHAM tDCS
The same procedure will be applied except that the tDCS device will only deliver a current stimulation for the 10 first seconds.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
score improvement on the Yale Brown Obsessive and Compulsive Scale after one month
Time Frame: 1 month after treatment
% of improvement compare to baseline
1 month after treatment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of responders on the YBOCS
Time Frame: 1 month after treatment
Number of responders (decrease >35%) on the Yale Brown Obsessive and Compulsive Scale) or a score of 2 or less on the CGI-I (much or very much improved)
1 month after treatment
score improvement on the Yale Brown Obsessive and Compulsive Scale after 3 months
Time Frame: 3 months after treatment
% of improvement compare to baseline
3 months after treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Bation Remy, MD, CH Le Vinatier

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

March 12, 2015

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

June 1, 2018

Study Completion (Anticipated)

June 1, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 30, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 1, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

April 2, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 8, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 4, 2017

Last Verified

May 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CSR G01

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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