Effect of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in OCD Highlighted by Neuropsychological Tests and MRI: Pathophysiology and Treatment Outcome Predictors

University of Aarhus

Status: Completed

Conditions: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00792038

M-20080161

Details and patient eligibility

About

OCD patients are assessed before and after treatment using diagnostic tools, rating scales neuropsychological assessment and functional and structural MR-scans.

Enrollment: 88 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Steady state medication 3 months prior to the study

Exclusion criteria

1. History of head trauma or other organic brain disease
2. Pregnancy.
3. Pacemaker or other ferromagnetic materials in the body.
4. Comorbid psychiatric illnesses assessed using SCAN- interview (30) other than moderate depression (Ham-D<17) or anxiety disorders.
5. Antipsychotics

Trial design

88 participants in 2 patient groups

1

Description:

OCD patients

2

Description:

Normal Controls