Deep Brain Stimulation for Obsessive-compulsive Disorder
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 – 65
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 26 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Umeå University · Other
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About This Trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the treatment method of deep brain stimulation (DBS) in patients diagnosed with severe and treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). DBS will be administered into the brain area of the bed nucleus of stria terminalis (BNST).
The main research questions are:
* Does active DBS in BNST reduce OCD symptoms (primary outcome)?
* Does active…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* OCD diagnosed according to the criteria in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV).
* The patients should have received at least 16 sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy, tried three different serotonergic antidepressants in adequa…
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