Fast brain stimulation for hard-to-treat OCD
Part of Mental health clinical trials.
This study tests a fast-acting brain stimulation method (accelerated rTMS) for people whose obsessive-compulsive disorder has not improved enough with standard treatments. It aims to help those who still have moderate to severe symptoms despite trying multiple medications.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 to 60 years old and right-handed.
- You have been diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and do not have Tourette syndrome.
- Your OCD symptoms are at least moderately severe (score of 16 or higher on the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale).
- You have tried at least two different medications for OCD or one medication plus another drug, and your symptoms did not improve enough.
- Your OCD medications have been the same for at least 4 weeks before starting the study.
- You have not had any transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) therapy in the past six months.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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