Can brain stimulation help control OCD?
Part of Mental health clinical trials.
This study tests whether brain stimulation can improve cognitive control in people with OCD. It aims to understand if this approach can help reduce symptoms.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have a current diagnosis of OCD (based on a standard interview).
- Your OCD symptoms are at least moderate (score of 16 or more on the Y-BOCS scale).
- You are between 18 and 60 years old.
- You can speak, read, and write in English well enough to complete study tasks.
- If you are on psychiatric medication or in therapy, your treatment has not changed in the past 6 weeks.
- You do not have any active substance abuse, significant past mania or psychosis, or active suicidal thoughts.
- You do not have a seizure disorder, metal implants near the head, or any other condition that makes TMS (brain stimulation) unsafe.
- You are not pregnant or planning to become pregnant during the study.
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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