None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of this study is to evaluate the use of an internet guided education program for OCD. It is hypothesized that: 1. The treatment group will experience increased knowledge and understanding of OCD compared with baseline 2. The treatment group will show significant improvement on primary measures of OCD symptoms relative to baseline 3. Level of OCD severity will have no affect treatment response 5. The treatment will be deemed as acceptable by participants
Interventions
Participants in the educational group will complete 8 online lessons in 8 weeks. Lessons include an educational component in the form of a comic telling the story of 2 individuals who had previously undergone treatment for obsessive compulsive disorder. The online lessons take approximately 30 minutes to read through, with homework exercises taking a further hour per day. The lessons are based on current best practice cognitive and behavioural techniques and include exposure and response prevent
Participants in the educational group will complete 8 online lessons in 8 weeks. Lessons include an educational component in the form of a comic telling the story of 2 individuals who had previously undergone treatment for obsessive compulsive disorder. The online lessons take approximately 30 minutes to read through, with homework exercises taking a further hour per day. The lessons are based on current best practice cognitive and behavioural techniques and include exposure and response prevention, and cognitive techniques. The participant is phoned twice weekly by a clinical psychologist (these days are determined by the participant) and may also be contacted at other times by the participant by email or phone. A printable information summary will also be provided, and some homework assignments will be set.
Sponsors
University of New South Wales
Study design
Allocation
Non-randomised trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Educational / counselling / training
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 79 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
An Australian resident Aged 18-79 years Have access to a computer with internet access Primary diagnosis of obsessive compulsive disorder YBOCS score greater than 16 Fear based obsessions
Exclusion criteria
Currently participating in a cognitive and behavioural therapy (CBT) intervention for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) Current Drug and/or Alcohol abuse or dependence History of or current Psychosis/mania Current Suicidal plans or severe depression Commenced or changed dose of medication over past 3 months Medicated on a benzodiazepine Primary hoarding concerns Suitable trial of CBT for OCD in the past (Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) performed in a graded fashion of at least once a week with in-session exposure)
Outcome results
None listed