Theta Burst Stimulation for Treatment Resistant Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Subject area of study: 
Mental Health - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Title of study: 
Theta Burst Stimulation for Treatment Resistant Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Brief outline of the study: 

This study is assessing the efficacy of Theta Burst Stimulation (TBS), a form of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), in treating Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Treatment involves 20 sessions of TBS over a two-week inpatient admission at the Epworth. Participant are randomly allocated to treatment at one of two different areas of the brain; those who do not respond to treatment will be offered TBS at the alternate brain site.

Department: 
Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre (MAPrc)
Recruitment start date: 
Mon, 14/08/2017
Recruitment end date: 
Thu, 31/12/2020
Contact person title: 
Dr
Contact person first name: 
Sally
Contact person last name: 
Herring
Contact phone number: 
(03) 9805 4126
Ethics Committee Project Number: 
EH2017-182
Do you have advertising approval?: 
Yes
Approved by: 
Monash