Participants sought: Therapeutic use of transcranial Alternative Current Stimulation for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Participants sought for study using transcranial Alternating Current
Stimulation (tACS) for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

The Epworth Centre for Innovation in Mental Health is seeking volunteers between the ages of 18 and 65 with either no history of mental health conditions OR a diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) to help us investigate whether a novel brain stimulation method called transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS) can be used to treat OCD.

Participation as a healthy control will involve visiting Epworth HealthCare, Camberwell for one EEG session and no treatments will be administered. EEG is a non-invasive, safe procedure that is used to capture brain waves. You will be reimbursed $50 for your time and travel costs.

Participation as an individual with a diagnosis of OCD will involve two EEG sessions that are 6 weeks apart and at-home tACS treatments for the duration in-between these sessions. Stimulation with tACS is safe, pain-free and administered via a handheld, battery-driven, portable device. You will be reimbursed $40 for each EEG session.

Enquiries to:  

• Ms Prabhavi Perera
• Email:  magelage.perera@monash.edu
• Phone: (03) 9805 4163
• Web:  www.epworth.org.au/working-with-us/research/research-centres/epworth-centre-for-innovation-in-mental-health

Ethics Committee Project Number:  RES-20-0000-265A