Short-term psychodynamic therapy of obsessive-compulsive disorder

Short-term psychodynamic therapy of obsessive-compulsive disorder - STPP-OCD

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00011256

Enrollment

Registered

2017-02-14

Start date

2017-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

F42

Interventions

Group 1: Manualized short-term psychodynamic therapy (STPP) specifically tailored to OCD, up to 24 sessions (1 session lasts 50 minutes), frequency: 1 session/week (total duration: 6 months), The trea

Leichsenring & Steinert, in press). Leichsenring, F & Steinert, C (2016). Psychodynamic therapy of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Principles of a manual-guided approach. World Psychiatry, 15, 293-294

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: primary diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder (ICD-10 F42, DSM-5 300.3)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: psychotic disorders, acute substance-related disorders, organic mental disorders, somatic disorders not compatible with psychotherapy, Cluster A and B personality disorders, patients with acute risk of self-harm or suicide, concurrent psychotherapy or psychopharmacotherapy.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Y-BOCS, assessed blinded evaluators, assessed immediately after end of therapy. Further assessments will be carried out before therapy and 6 and 12 months after end of therapy.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
All assessments will be carried out before therapy, after end of therapyy, 6 and 12 months after end of therapy. Secondary outcomes Response (Y-BOCS), Remission (Y-BOCS), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Inventory of Interpersonal Problems (IIP), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Obsessive Beliefs Questionnaire (OBQ), stress cortisol (hair sample) Mediators: Helping Alliance Questionnaire (HAQ), Core Conflictual Relationship Theme (CCRT), attachment (Experience in Close Relationships-Revised, ECR-RD), mentalization (Mentalization Questionnaire, MZQ) Moderator: Childhood trauma questionnaire (CTQ)	—

Measure

Time frame

All assessments will be carried out before therapy, after end of therapyy, 6 and 12 months after end of therapy. Secondary outcomes Response (Y-BOCS), Remission (Y-BOCS), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Inventory of Interpersonal Problems (IIP), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Obsessive Beliefs Questionnaire (OBQ), stress cortisol (hair sample) Mediators: Helping Alliance Questionnaire (HAQ), Core Conflictual Relationship Theme (CCRT), attachment (Experience in Close Relationships-Revised, ECR-RD), mentalization (Mentalization Questionnaire, MZQ) Moderator: Childhood trauma questionnaire (CTQ)

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactFalk Leichsenring

Abt. Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie der Universität Gießen

Falk.Leichsenring@psycho.med.uni-giessen.de+49(0)6419945660

Outcome results

None listed

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