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Can a gentle electrical current quiet Obsessive-Compulsive symptoms?

NCT ID NCT03304600

Symptom relief Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Henri Laborit Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 09, 2026 · Last updated Sep 10, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

Researchers are testing transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), a non-invasive technique that applies a weak electrical current to the scalp, in adults with severe obsessive-compulsive disorder that has not improved with at least two antidepressants. The study compares active tDCS with a sham version over two weeks. The main goal is to see whether OCD symptom scores drop more with the real treatment than with the sham.

What this could mean

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Active substance
transcranial direct current stimulation, a gentle electrical current applied to the scalp
What this could lead to
If it works, tDCS could offer a non-invasive option for people with severe OCD that has not improved with standard drugs.
What could go wrong
This is a mid-stage trial, so results may not hold up in larger studies. tDCS can cause mild scalp tingling or headache, and some participants receive a sham treatment that delivers no active current.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

83 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Nov 2017

Finished

Feb 2022

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 to 70 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Meets criteria for obsessive compulsive disorder according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM IV) with a "good insight" (BABS) * No current depressive and suicidal risks * No epileptic pathology * Age: Participants will be both males and females, 18-70 years of age included. * Chronic Obsessive compulsive disorder ( Total Y-BOCS\>20 or Y-BOCS one subscale \> 15) * Obsessive compulsive disorder resistant to pharmacology treatment : 1. at least 2 antidepressants (IRS type) (\> 12 weeks) 2. cognitive and comportment therapy since at least one year * Treatment stability (antidepressants) for more than 12 weeks without significant improvement. * Affiliation to a social security system (recipient or assignee), * Signed written inform consent form Exclusion Criteria: * Female subject who is pregnant, or of child-bearing age, sexually active and not using reliable contraception or who is nursing, * Patient under curators * Patient hospitalized under duress * Meets another diagnosis of axe 1 of DSM-IV * Current depressive or suicidal risks * Patient with any form of metal in the cranium, a pacemaker, skull defects, or skin lesions to the scalp (cuts, abrasions, rash) * Epileptic patient * Patient with a medical history of cranial trauma * Patient unable to give his or hers informed consent

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Conditions

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obsessive-compulsive disorder

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Obsessive compulsive disorder

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • C.H. Guillaume Regnier

    Rennes, 35703, France

  • CHU de Nantes

    Nantes, 44093, France

  • Centre Hospitalier Henri Laborit

    Poitiers, 86021, France

  • Hospices Civils De Lyon

    Lyon, France

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