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tDCS and Symptom Provocation in Treatment-Resistant OCD
Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Henri Laborit
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if symptom provocation before transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) patients. The main question it aims to answer is: Can symptom-provocation before tDCS improve therapeutic response in OCD patients ? Researchers will compare the clinical outcomes of OCD patients having received, in one arm, tDCS and, in the other arm, patients having received tDCS preceded by symptom provocation to see if therapeutic response and various other clinical variables differ.
Official title: Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Associated With Symptom Provocation in the Management of Patients With Treatment-Resistant Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 70 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
178
Start Date
2026-04-01
Completion Date
2029-10-15
Last Updated
2026-02-24
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
tDCS session
An active bifocal tDCS delivered through a CE-certified stimulator. The bifocal montage consists of an anodal electrode over the right orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) and a cathodal electrode over the supplementary motor area (SMA), with 5X5 cm electrod. Stimulation intensity is set at 2 mA, with a 30-minute session duration, including 30-second ramp-up and ramp-down periods.
symptom provocation
A 3-5 minutes personalised symptom provocation procedure immediately before stimulation. This standardised clinical procedure induces brief activation of obsession-related distress without engaging in compulsions. It is delivered by a trained clinician health-care professional and does not constitute psychotherapeutic treatment.
Locations (6)
CH Camille Claudel
Angoulême, France
CH Esquirol
Limoges, France
CHU de Nantes
Nantes, France
Unité de Recherche Clinique, Centre Hospitalier Henri Laborit
Poitiers, France
CH Guillaume Régnier
Rennes, France
CHNDS
Thouars, France