JERUSALEM, Sept. 30, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Brainsway Ltd. (TASE:BRIN) is pleased to report substantial improvement in OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder) patients following Brainsway Deep TMS treatment in a clinical study held in Sheba Medical center, Tel Ha’Shomer, Israel.

The study, whose principal investigator was Prof. Joseph Zohar, who was the chairperson of the anxiety and OCD section of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA), included 41 OCD patients who did not respond adequately to medication or psychotherapy treatment. In this double-blind placebo-controlled study, participants were divided into three groups – a high frequency group (20Hz), low-frequency group (1Hz), and control group. The study utilized the YBOCS questionnaire, which is the gold standard for evaluating OCD symptom severity.

In the final study results, the high frequency group patients (20Hz) showed a 27% improvement in symptom severity, on average, as measured by the YBOCS questionnaire. This improvement was found to be statistically significant when compared with the control group patients (p=0.0002).

The percentage of patients who responded to the treatment was 42% in the high frequency group, compared to 7% in the control group, with the response to the treatment defined as a decrease of at least 30% in the symptom severity.

Since the participants had previously experienced psychological and pharmacological treatments, the results of the study indicate a significant response in patients who did not sufficiently respond to a common treatment. Brainsway is currently conducting a multi-center study across the United States, which thoroughly examines the impact of Brainsway Deep TMS on OCD patients.