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Addressing the Burden and Psychological Distress of Caregivers of Patients Diagnosed with OCD Through Group Intervention

Effectiveness of Group Intervention in Addressing Burden and Psychological Distress among the Caregivers of Persons Diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2026/07/113951
Enrollment
60
Registered
2026-07-14
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Group Intervention: This structured group intervention involves 8 sessions delivered twice weekly with each session lasting between 45 and 60 minutes. Designed for small groups of 4 to

Sponsors

Centre for Brain and Mind Project (Funded by Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Caregivers of persons diagnosed with moderate to severe OCD according to ICD-10 or ICD-11 criteria and based Y-BOCS severity rating scale with a co-morbid diagnosis of Obsessive-Compulsive Related Disorder or Depression or NDS will be included. Primary caregiver aged between 18 years and 55 years who is staying with the person diagnosed with OCD for the past 1 year and is responsible for his or her treatment and care will be included. Caregivers who can speak Tamil, Kannada, Hindi and English will be included.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Caregivers who were diagnosed with OCD or any other severe psychiatric illness such as psychosis, BPAD, Schizophrenia and Substance use disorder except NDS etc will be excluded. Caregivers who were involved as part of family therapy or behaviour therapy will be excluded. Caregivers of persons diagnosed with OCD who are taking treatment from the Outpatient Department will be excluded. Caregivers who were diagnosed with a chronic medical illness and also have physical limitations will be excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To reduce the burden and psychological distress among the caregivers of the persons diagnosed with OCD using the developed group intervention module.Timepoint: Three Time points. Baseline assessment before intervention, Post assessment after 4 weeks, Post Follow up assessment after 12 weeks—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To reduce the family accommodation and stigma, among the caregivers of the persons diagnosed with OCD using the developed group intervention module.Timepoint: Three Time points. Baseline assessment before intervention, Post assessment after 4 weeks, Post Follow up assessment after 12 weeks—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr R Dhanasekara Pandian

National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

vnrpandian@gmail.com9880690197

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026