Actively Recruiting

Phase Not Applicable
Age: 18Years - 60Years
All Genders
NCT06717165

Efficacy and Mechanism of Augmentation of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy With Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation(tACS) for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Led by Shanghai Mental Health Center · Updated on 2025-08-01

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Participants Needed

1

Research Sites

193 weeks

Total Duration

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What this Trial Is About

This study aims to evaluate the feasibility and clinical outcome of the Exposure-based Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) concurrent with Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS) using individualized stimulation frequency in treating obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) patients, and explores the potential neural mechanisms of treatment effect by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and electroencephalography (EEG).

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Official Title

Efficacy and Mechanism of Augmentation of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy With Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation(tACS) for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Who Can Participate

Age: 18Years - 60Years
All Genders

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible

You may qualify if you...

  • Age between 18 and 60 years
  • At least 9 years of education
  • Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) score of 16 or higher
  • Confirmed diagnosis of OCD by Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI)
  • No serious medical, neurological illness or other psychotic disorders except anxiety or mild to moderate depression secondary to OCD
  • Medication-free or stable medication use for at least 8 weeks before the study and continued during the study
Not Eligible

You will not qualify if you...

  • History of serious medical, neurological illness or other psychotic disorders except OCD
  • OCD symptoms severe enough to prevent completing assessments and examinations
  • Serious suicide risk
  • Pregnant or planning pregnancy
  • Currently taking antiepileptic medication
  • Clinically significant physical illnesses or abnormal lab tests
  • Previously completed a full course of CBT/ERP treatment

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Trial Site Locations

Total: 1 location

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Shanghai Mental Health Center

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China, 200030

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Research Team

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Zhen Wang, PhD, MD

CONTACT

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Zhen Wang, PhD, MD

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How is the study designed?

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Masking

TRIPLE

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Model

PARALLEL

Primary Purpose

TREATMENT

Number of Arms

2

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