Search / Trial NCT00000373

Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · Nov 2, 1999

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Trial Information

Current as of July 27, 2024

Completed

Keywords

Adolescence Adult Antipsychotic Agents Dopamine Antagonists Female Fluvoxamine Haloperidol Human Male Middle Age Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Placebos Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors Tourette Syndrome Tryptophan Drug Combinations Antipsychotic Agents *Therapeutic Use Fluvoxamine *Therapeutic Use Haloperidol *Therapeutic Use Obsessive Compulsive Disorder *Drug Therapy Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Physiopathology Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors *Therapeutic Use

Description

To advance the neurobiology and treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) by focusing on Tourette's Syndrome (TS)-spectrum OCD as a possible homogeneous form of OCD, and investigating the relevance of intact 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) function to the mechanism of anti-OC drug action. The validity of TS-spectrum OCD as a distinct subtype is assessed using a detailed clinical, family, drug treatment response profile in adult OCD patients. In Study I, patients are divided prospectively into 2 putative subtypes (TS-spectrum and non-TS-spectrum OCD) on the basis of clinical history and d...

Gender

All

Eligibility criteria

  • Inclusion criteria required that subjects, ages 14-70 years, have at least a 1-year duration of a current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV (DSM-IV) principal diagnosis of OCD. Furthermore, the OCD had to be defined by a rating of "moderate" or greater on the global severity item of the Clinical Global Impressions (CGI) scale and have a Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) score of 19 or greater.
  • Exclusion criteria included primary depression, schizophrenia, or other psychotic disorders; active bipolar disorder; abuse of alcohol or other significant substance within 6 months; increased risk of seizures or history of neurosurgery, encephalitis, or significant head trauma; or a significant medical condition, such as heart, liver, or renal disease. Subjects with an intelligence quotient of less than 80 as determined with the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test (Kaufman and Kaufman 1990) were excluded.

Attachments

readout_NCT00000373_2024-07-27.pdf

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NCT00000373_study_protocol.pdf

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About company

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID, /ˈnaɪ.æd/) is one of the 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). NIAID's mission is to conduct basic and applied research to better understand, treat, and prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases.

Contacts

JC

Jennifer Cobb

Immunology at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Locations

Gainesville, Florida, United States

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

People applied

Timeline

First submit

Trial launched

Trial updated

Estimated completion

Baseline, Week s 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14

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