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Caloric Vestibular Stimulation for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Targeting 3 different conditionsCaloric Vestibular StimulationN/ARecruitingLed by Peter J van Roessel, MD, PhDResearch Sponsored by Stanford University

Study Summary

This trial looks at whether a person with an OCD-related disorder can have a change in their condition by exposing them to a certain type of stimulation.

Eligible Conditions
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
  • Body Dysmorphic Disorder
  • Health Anxiety

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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You have been diagnosed with certain mental health disorders, including Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Illness Anxiety Disorder, or Somatic Symptom Disorder (excluding "with predominant pain").
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You have strong worries related to Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders (OCRD) that meet the BABS score criterion.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 days
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~3 days
This trial's timeline: 3 days for screening, Varies for treatment, and 3 days for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
change in clinical insight as measured by the Brown Assessment of Beliefs (BABS).

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: right cold caloric vestibular stimulationExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
OCRD participants in this arm will receive an approx 60 second infusion of distilled cold(4)c water in their right external ear canal, with before and after measures of OCRD symptom severity and insight.
Group II: left cold caloric vestibular stimulationExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
OCRD participants in this arm will receive an approx 60 second infusion of distilled cold(4)c water in their left external ear canal, with before and after measures of OCRD symptom severity and insight.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Stanford UniversityLead Sponsor
2,287 Previous Clinical Trials
17,284,282 Total Patients Enrolled
12 Trials studying Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
1,334 Patients Enrolled for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Peter J van Roessel, MD, PhDPrincipal Investigator
Stanford University
1 Previous Clinical Trials
45 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
45 Patients Enrolled for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Media Library

Caloric Vestibular Stimulation (Other) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT03918577 — N/A
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Research Study Groups: right cold caloric vestibular stimulation, left cold caloric vestibular stimulation
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Clinical Trial 2023: Caloric Vestibular Stimulation Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT03918577 — N/A
Caloric Vestibular Stimulation (Other) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT03918577 — N/A
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Patient Testimony for trial: Trial Name: NCT03918577 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are there any eligibility criteria for joining this medical investigation?

"This clinical trial is enrolling 16 individuals, who are over 18 and below 65 years of age and have body dysmorphic disorders. To qualify for this study, participants must also: be within the specified age bracket; possess a primary diagnosis of OCD-related conditions such as BDD, IAD or SSD (excluding "with predominant pain"); not recently changed their psychopharmacological regimen; display strongly held OCRD-connected apprehensions meeting BABS score criterion."

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To what extent is capacity being utilized on this research endeavor?

"Affirmative. The details on clinicaltrials.gov indicate that this trial is actively enrolling participants, with the initial posting date being May 10th 2022 and an update occurring November 7th of the same year. A total of 16 patients are expected to be recruited from a single site."

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Is the trial currently recruiting participants?

"Affirmative. Clinicaltrials.gov indicates that this clinical trial began recruiting on May 10th 2022 and was last amended November 7th of the same year. 16 volunteers are required to join from a single medical centre."

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Does this experiment accept those older than 55 years of age?

"This medical experiment has an age limit of 18 to 65 years old. Currently, there are 338 studies for those under the lower bracket and 864 trials that cater to patients over 65."

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Who else is applying?

What state do they live in?
California
What site did they apply to?
Stanford University
What portion of applicants met pre-screening criteria?
Did not meet criteria
How many prior treatments have patients received?
3+

Why did patients apply to this trial?

I’ve been in therapy of many different kinds since 1978 and had little success.
Patient
II’ve been in therapy of many different kinds since 1978 and had little success.
Patient
Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Caloric Vestibular Stimulation for Modulation of Insight in Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
Peter J van Roessel, MD PhD 2022. "Caloric Vestibular Stimulation for Modulation of Insight in Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03918577.
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