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Administrative data

NCT number NCT00035438
Other study ID # R21AT000391-01
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase Phase 2
First received May 3, 2002
Last updated August 3, 2006
Start date May 2002
Est. completion date September 2003

Study information

Verified date August 2006
Source National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority United States: Federal Government
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of St. John’s Wort as compared to placebo (an inactive substance) in the treatment of outpatients with obsessive compulsive disorder.


Description:

The objective of the proposed study is to assess the efficacy of the herbal St. John’s Wort (SJW) in the treatment of symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The approach is to conduct a 12-week, randomized, double blind, placebo controlled, parallel group pilot trial with 30 subjects in each of two arms. The Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) will be the primary measure for evaluating OCD. An intention-to-treat analysis will be done to compare the two arms.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 60
Est. completion date September 2003
Est. primary completion date
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Both
Age group 18 Years to 65 Years
Eligibility Inclusion criteria

- Female patients: at least 2 years post-menopausal, surgically sterile, or practicing a medically acceptable method of contraception.

- Meets DSM-IV criteria for obsessive compulsive disorder

Exclusion criteria

- Primary diagnosis of major depression, dysthymia, panic disorder, social phobia, schizophrenia, schizo-affective disorder, bipolar disorder, or PTSD

- Substance abuse or dependence in the past 6 months

- Vascular dementia or primary degenerative dementia of the Alzheimer’s type

- Treatment with MAOIs, TCAs, SSRIs, venlafaxine, nefazodone, remeron, citalopram, or bupropion within 14 days of first visit.

- Fluoxetine within 5 weeks of first visit.

- Failure to respond to at least two adequate antidepressant trials for obsessive compulsive disorder

- Investigational drugs within 30 days of baseline

- Known allergy or hypersensitivity to St. John’s Wort

- Currently in behavior therapy for obsessive compulsive disorder

ALL INQUIRIES WILL UNDERGO A PHONE SCREENING TO DETERMINE WHETHER THEY MEET ELIGIBLITY REQUIREMENTS.

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double-Blind, Primary Purpose: Treatment


Intervention

Drug:
St. John’s Wort


Locations

Country Name City State
United States Dean Foundation Madison Wisconsin
United States University of Oklahoma Health Science Center Oklahoma City Oklahoma

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

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