Description Module
The Description Module contains narrative descriptions of the clinical trial, including a brief summary and detailed description. These descriptions provide important information about the study's purpose, methodology, and key details in language accessible to both researchers and the general public.
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Description Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 7:24 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 7:24 PM
NCT ID:
NCT01807403
Brief Summary:
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been proposed for severe and resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder. This electrical stimulation has been tested on, and shown to be effective at, different targets (subthalamic nucleus, caudate nucleus \& nucleus accumbens). However, the efficacies of each target have never been compared directly.
This protocol aims to do so, with the hypothesis that subthalamic (STN) stimulation will be more efficacious.
Detailed Description:
Deep brain stimulation has been proposed for severe and resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). This electrical stimulation has been tested on, and shown to be effective at, different targets (subthalamic nucleus, caudate nucleus \& nucleus accumbens). However, the efficacies of each target have never been compared directly.
Therefore, bilateral subthalamic and caudate electrodes will be implanted in severe OCD patients. Efficacy of stimulation at the different targets will be assessed using a double-blind randomised crossover design.
Study:
NCT01807403
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01807403