Effectiveness of Escitalopram in the Treatment of Body Dysmorphic Disorder

PHASE3CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

100

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

May 31, 2005

Primary Completion Date

March 31, 2013

Study Completion Date

March 31, 2013

Conditions
Anxiety DisordersSomatoform Disorders
Interventions
DRUG

Escitalopram

At the end of the initial 14-week phase (open-label escitalopram), participants who responded to open-label escitalopram were randomly assigned to receive escitalopram (same dose as received in Phase I) for an additional 6 months.

DRUG

Placebo

At the end of the initial 14-week phase (open-label escitalopram), participants who responded to open-label escitalopram were randomly assigned to receive placebo for an additional 6 months.

Trial Locations (2)

02114

Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston

02906

Rhode Island Hospital, Providence

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

NIH

collaborator

Rhode Island Hospital

OTHER

lead

Massachusetts General Hospital

OTHER

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