World Health Organization site
Skip Navigation Links

Main
Note: This record shows only 22 elements of the WHO Trial Registration Data Set. To view changes that have been made to the source record, or for additional information about this trial, click on the URL below to go to the source record in the primary register.
Register: EUCTR
Last refreshed on: 4 December 2018
Main ID:  EUCTR2008-006947-38-GB
Date of registration: 09/07/2009
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: King's College London (Institute of Pyschiatry)
Public title: A randomised double-blind placebo-controlled pilot study of D-cycloserine-augmented exposure therapy in adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder
Scientific title: A randomised double-blind placebo-controlled pilot study of D-cycloserine-augmented exposure therapy in adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder
Date of first enrolment: 15/01/2009
Target sample size: 24
Recruitment status: Not Recruiting
URL:  https://www.clinicaltrialsregister.eu/ctr-search/search?query=eudract_number:2008-006947-38
Study type:  Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
Study design:  Controlled: yes
Randomised: yes
Open: no
Single blind: no
Double blind: yes
Parallel group: no
Cross over: no
Other: no
If controlled, specify comparator, Other Medicinial Product: no
Placebo: yes
Other: no
 
Phase:  Human pharmacology (Phase I): no Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II): no Therapeutic confirmatory - (Phase III): no Therapeutic use (Phase IV): yes
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Contacts
Name:    
Address: 
Telephone:
Email:
Affiliation: 
Name:    
Address: 
Telephone:
Email:
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria:
i) DSM-IV diagnosis of OCD
ii) Age 12-18
iii) Referred to the National and Specialist OCD clinic at Maudsley Hospital
iv) If on medication, that should be stable for 12 weeks, and not be changed during the course of the trial
v) Provision of written informed consent (patient and carer)
Are the trial subjects under 18? yes
Number of subjects for this age range:
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) no
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range

Exclusion criteria:
i) Current diagnosis of psychosis, current alcohol or substance abuse/dependence
ii) English too poor to engage in treatment
iii) Severe disabling neurological disorder
iv) Medical contraindication to cycloserine, including epilepsy and porphyria
v) A diagnosed global learning disability or pervasive developmental disorder
vi) Characteristics interfering with completion of treatment eg life-threatening or unstable medical illness
vii) Pregnancy
viii) Not suitable for CBT (selective mutism, lack of insight or motivation to change)



Age minimum:
Age maximum:
Gender:
Female: yes
Male: yes
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
MedDRA version: 9.1 Level: LLT Classification code 10029898 Term: Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Intervention(s)

Trade Name: Cycloserine
Pharmaceutical Form: Capsule*
Other descriptive name: D-cycloserine
Concentration unit: mg milligram(s)
Concentration type: equal
Concentration number: 50-
Pharmaceutical form of the placebo: Capsule*
Route of administration of the placebo: Oral use

Primary Outcome(s)
Main Objective: To establish the clinical effectiveness of D-cycloserine (DCS) augmented cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for children and adolescents with OCD, and whether that affects the speed of recovery.
Primary end point(s): Childrens' Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (CY-BOCS)
Secondary Objective: To determine which processes in fear extinction are modified by DCS, and when this occurs, during exposure therapy for OCD in young people.
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
RAA2008-014
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
URL:
Disclaimer: Trials posted on this search portal are not endorsed by WHO, but are provided as a service to our users. In no event shall the World Health Organization be liable for any damages arising from the use of the information linked to in this section. None of the information obtained through use of the search portal should in any way be used in clinical care without consulting a physician or licensed health professional. WHO is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness and/or use made of the content displayed for any trial record.
Copyright - World Health Organization - Version 3.6 - Version history