Psychiatric Neurosurgery (PNS) for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD): A Qualitative Analysis of Patient and Family Member Experiences

Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Treatments: Procedure: anterior capsulotomy; Device: deep brain stimulation

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02537795

s58187

Details and patient eligibility

About

In this study the investigators will use semi-structured interviews to qualitatively analyse patient and family member experiences with either deep brain stimulation or other forms of psychiatric neurosurgery.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• (family member of) patient who has previously been treated with deep brain stimulation or anterior capsulotomy

Exclusion criteria

• none

Trial design

40 participants in 4 patient groups

Deep Brain Stimulation Patients

Description:

Patients who have previously been treated with a deep brain stimulation procedure for obsessive compulsive disorder will be included in this group

Treatment:

Device: deep brain stimulation

Deep Brain Stimulation Family Members

Description:

Family members of patients who have previously been treated with a deep brain stimulation procedure for obsessive compulsive disorder will be included in this group

Anterior Capsulotomy Patients

Description:

Patients who have previously been treated with an anterior capsulotomy procedure for obsessive compulsive disorder will be included in this group

Treatment:

Procedure: anterior capsulotomy

Anterior Capsulotomy Family Members

Description:

Family members of patients who have previously been treated with an anterior capsulotomy procedure for obsessive compulsive disorder will be included in this group