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NCT07429500
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tDCS and Symptom Provocation in Treatment-Resistant OCD

Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Henri Laborit

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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

Interventions

PROCEDURE

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.

BEHAVIORAL

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