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Study of the Effectiveness of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice
Summary
The usual management of Obsessive Compulsive Disorders is based on cognitive-behavioural psychotherapy, as well as the use of serotonergic antidepressants. Nevertheless, a significant proportion of patients (40% to 60%) are non-responders to these conventional therapies, and remain severely handicapped. transcranial Direct current stimulation (tDCS) has already proven its effectiveness, in addition to drug approaches, in various clinical settings, such as depression or acoustic-verbal hallucinations. This technic appears to be an extremely interesting alternative This is a non-invasive neuromodulation technique (application of a low intensity direct current (1 to 2 mA) between two electrodes positioned on the scalp) that allows the neural activity of different brain areas to be modulated simultaneously. It is a simple and inexpensive technique with excellent tolerance.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
43
Start Date
2019-09-20
Completion Date
2026-09-09
Last Updated
2025-12-02
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Transcramial Direct current stimulation
Two sessions of 5 stimulations will be made on patient with obsessive-compulsive disorder
Placebo
Two sessions of 5 stimulations will be made on patient with obsessive-compulsive disorder without direct current. They xwill just wear electrodes.
Locations (1)
CHU de Nice
Nice, France