Study of Dextromethorphan in OCD and Related Disorders

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Trial ID: NCT04899687

Purpose

The purpose of the study is to assess the tolerability and efficacy of dextromethorphan in combination with fluoxetine for symptom relief in OCD and related disorders.

Official Title

Fluoxetine/Dextromethorphan in Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders: an Open-Label Crossover Pilot Study

Stanford Investigator(s)

Peter Johannes van Roessel

Clinical Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Carolyn Rodriguez
Carolyn Rodriguez

Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Public Mental Health and Population Sciences)

Eligibility


Inclusion Criteria:

   - Diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), body dysmorphic disorder (BDD),
   illness anxiety disorder (IAD) or somatic symptom disorder (SSD)

   - Living within California

   - Capacity to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

   - Current bipolar disorder or psychotic disorder

   - Active moderate or severe substance use disorder, lifetime severe substance use
   disorder

   - Pregnant or nursing women

   - Use of prescribed psychotropic medications other than fluoxetine for 2 weeks prior to
   study start

   - Having commenced OCD-targeted exposure and response-prevention (ExRP) psychotherapy
   within 2 months of study start

Intervention(s):

drug: Fluoxetine

drug: Dextromethorphan

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Contact Information

Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford, CA 94305
Pavithra Makunda, MS
650-723-4095