Internet-based treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder – acceptance and effectiveness

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00004612

Enrollment

Registered

2012-12-21

Start date

2011-05-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

F42

Interventions

Group 1: Experimental intervention: Internet-based cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy for adults with OCD Group 2: Control intervention: waiting-list control condition

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Current obsessive-compulsive disorder according to DSM-IV-criteria (Self-rating scale Y-BOCS-SR and OCI-R as well as phone interview); informed consent to participate in the study; fluent in spoken and written German; access to Internet; agreement from their outpatient psychiatrist for crisis intervention

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Another primary diagnosis of current mental illness besides OCD; severe major depression (according to DSM-IV-criteria); clinically relevant craniocerebral injuries or neurological diseases; current or past legal and illegal drug abuse or dependence (alcohol, drugs, medication); use of benzodiazepine; change of psychotropic medication during the last six month; current acute suicidal tendency; current or past psychotic episode; diagnosis of a borderline personality disorder; current psychotherapeutic treatment; in- or outpatient disorder-specific treatment with exposure and response prevention in the last 5 years

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Symptom improvement as measured by the scores of the 'Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale' and the 'Obsessive Compulsive Intentory-Revised' (group comparison: pre-post, as well as stability of results at follow-up). Percentage of drop-out at the end of treatment as a measure for the patients’ acceptance and compliance.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Therapeutical alliance from the patients' view (measured with the Working Alliance Inventory). Therapists’ time effort for conducting the treatment program. Reduction of general psychopathology (Patient Global Impression, BDI-II, Brief Symptom Inventory).	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactNirmal Herbst

Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Abteilung für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie

nirmal.herbst@uniklinik-freiburg.de0049-761-27069770

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026