Examining the Usage of Dopamine Blockers in OCD Patients

Sheba Medical Center

Status: Completed

Conditions: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00496925

SHEBA- 07-4651-JZ-CTIL

Details and patient eligibility

About

We examine the usage of Dopamine blockers in OCD patients. We want to examine their frequency of usage, compare the course of the disease between those who receive and those who do not receive Dopamine blockers, and efficacy of the treatment.

The study will be done in two stages: 1. Collecting information the usage of Dopamine blockers from 150 OCD patients' files. 2. interviewing 60-70 patients to see the difference those who receive and those who do not receive Dopamine blockers in their current severity of disease.

Enrollment: 63 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients over 18 years of age
• DSM-IV diagnosis of OCD
• Ability to understand patient information sheet, and consent to participate

Exclusion criteria

• Current or past Psychotic or Bipolar disorder