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Neurofeedback for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT02206945

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Official title

Neurofeedback of Activity in the Orbitofrontal Cortex for OCD

Brief summary

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The aim of this study is to train patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder to control a region of their brain that has been associated with their symptoms. Patients in the experimental group will be given direct feedback regarding activity in this brain area while they are undergoing functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scanning, and will try to learn to control activity in the region during these feedback sessions. A separate group of patients will be given a control form of feedback that we do not believe can have clinical benefits. Our primary hypothesis is that the neurofeedback training will reduce OCD symptoms more than the control feedback.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT02206945
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Lead sponsor
Yale University
Other
Enrollment
44 participants

Conditions and interventions

Interventions

Behavioral

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date
Jul 2015 (Type not available)
Primary completion
Nov 2021 (Actual)
Completion
Nov 2021 (Actual)
Last update posted
Feb 11, 2022

2015 – 2021

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Yale University School of Medicine New Haven Connecticut 06520 —

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