Treatment With Duloxetine for OCD Patients

January 28, 2008 updated by: Sheba Medical Center
Testing the efficacy of the SNRI medication Duloxetine for treating OCD patients who did not respond to SSRI

Study Overview

Status

Withdrawn

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

40

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 Locations

      • Ramat-Gan, Israel, 52621
        • Chaim Sheba Medical Center

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 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • OCD as main diagnosis according to DSM-IV
  • Age 18 to 65
  • Men and women
  • YBOCS score is 18 or more, or 12 or more in case of only obsessions

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients treated with Duloxetine, currently or in the past
  • Patients having comorbid schizophrenia or psychotic disorder or bipolar disorder Patients with substance abuse disorder in the last 6 months Patients who were suicidal or did serious suicide attempt in the last year Pregnant or lactating women, or woman of childbearing potential, which is not using adequate contraception Patients with neurologic disturbance or disorder Patients with serious or imbalanced medical condition Patients with allergic response to SSRI or duloxetine Patients who started new treatment (CBT or pharmacology) in less than 3 months

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: Single

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Joseph Zohar, MD, Chaim Sheba Medical Center

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 Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 13, 2006

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 13, 2006

First Posted (Estimate)

November 14, 2006

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 31, 2008

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 28, 2008

Last Verified

January 1, 2008

More Information

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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