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- Clinical Trial NCT01849809
Safety and Effectiveness of Gamma Capsulotomy in Intractable OCD
August 9, 2017 updated by: Steven Rasmussen, Butler Hospital
Safety and Effectiveness of Gamma Capsulotomy in Intractable Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
A research study of the effectiveness and safety of gamma knife ventral capsulotomy in patients with severe intractable obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
Study Overview
Status
Completed
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Actual)
57
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
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Rhode Island
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Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02906
- Butler Hospital
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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, diagnosed by Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID-IV), judged of disabling severity with a Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (YBOCS) score of at least 30 and a Social and Occupational Functioning Assessment Scale (SOFAS) score of 45 or less.
- Persistence of severe symptoms and impairment for five or more years despite: 1. at least three adequate (≥3 months at the maximum tolerated dose) serotonin transporter inhibitor trials (fluoxetine, sertraline, fluvoxamine, paroxetine, citalopram, escitalopram, or clomipramine) alone or in combination with, 2. adequate behavior therapy (≥20 sessions of expert exposure and response prevention), and 3. augmentation of one of the selective SRIs with clomipramine, a neuroleptic, and clonazepam.
- Age between 18 and 65 years.
- Able to understand and comply with instructions.
- Able to give fully informed, written consent in the judgment of the Consent Monitor.
- Either drug free or on a stable drug regimen for at least 6 weeks.
- Good general health.
- A family member or significant other is available and willing to communicate with the research team if the patient's clinical status worsens.
- The local referring psychiatrist is willing to provide ongoing care.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Current or past psychotic disorder.
- Full-scale IQ below 85.
- A clinical history of bipolar mood disorder.
- Any current clinically significant neurological disorder or medical illness affecting brain function, other than tic disorders or Tourette syndrome.
- Any clinically significant abnormality on preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
- Inability to undergo presurgical MRI (cardiac pacemaker, pregnancy, metal in body, severe claustrophobia.
- Current or unstably remitted substance abuse, dependence, or a positive urine toxicology screen.
- Pregnancy and women of childbearing age not using effective contraception.
- Unable to adhere to operational and administrative study requirements (in the investigators' judgment).
- Clinical history of severe personality disorder.
- Imminent risk of suicide (in the investigators' judgment).
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: N/A
- Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Gamma Ventral Capsulotomy
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Severity Scale
Time Frame: Baseline to 5 years
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Baseline to 5 years
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Steven Rasmussen, MD, Butler Hospital
Publications and helpful links
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Study record dates
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Study Major Dates
Study Start
February 1, 1993
Primary Completion (Actual)
August 1, 2011
Study Completion (Actual)
August 1, 2016
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
February 12, 2013
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
May 6, 2013
First Posted (Estimate)
May 9, 2013
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
August 10, 2017
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
August 9, 2017
Last Verified
August 1, 2017
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Other Study ID Numbers
- IRB#2010-001
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