F42
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Interventional = Exposure therapy in virtual reality (VR) focusing on the treatment of OCD symptoms
Group 2: Wait-list control group = no additional intervention within the framework of the s
Sponsors
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • consent to participate in study (informed consent) • sufficient understanding of the German language • willingness to participate in two assessment as well as to participate in an online-/telephone assessment three months after post assessment • willingness to participate in a 6-weeks exposure therapy • presence of OCD with compulsive checking and/or washing
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • lifetime schizophrenia (F.20) or bipolar disorder • severe neuropsychological disease • acute suicidal tendencies
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS): The Y-BOCS is regarded as gold-standard for the assessment of OCD symptoms and symptom severity during the last week (baseline-, post- and follow-up). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Visual Analog Scale (VAS): One item that measures anxiety/tension before, during and after each exposure (during session). Obsessive Compulsive Inventory- Revised (OCI-R): The OCI-R is a self-rating questionnaire that assesses OCD symptom severity during the last month (baseline, post and follow-up). Obsessive-Beliefs-Questionnaire (OBQ): The OBQ is a self-rating questionnaire that assesses OCD relevant dysfunctional beliefs (baseline, post and follow-up). Meta-cognitions Questionnaire (MCQ): The MCQ is a self-rating questionnaire that assesses different dimensions of metacognitive beliefs (baseline, post and follow-up). Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 (GAD-7): The GAD-7 is a self-rating questionnaire for the assessment of anxiety symptoms, which can be used as a screening instrument to identify a generalized anxiety disorder (baseline, post and follow-up). Beck Depression Inventar-II (BDI-II): The BDI is a self-rating questionnaire to measure depressive symptoms over the past two weeks (baseline, post and follow-up). Maladapative and Adpative Coping Style Questionnaire (MAX): A self-assessment questionnaire covering the most important adaptive and maladaptive coping strategies (11 helpful and 10 non-helpful strategies; baseline, post and follow-up). Beliefs Questionnaire (BQ): A self-assessment questionnaire to assess cognitive biases (baseline, post and follow-up). Quality of Life (WHO-QOL-BREF): Self-report questionnaire that measures the quality of life (baseline and post). Implicit relational Assessment Procedure - aggressiv (IRAP- aggressiv): The IRAP is a computer-based test that is based on the assumption that combinations that are consistent with implicit attitudes can be classified more quickly and is used to capture implicit aggressive attitude (baseline and post). State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory-II (STAXI-II): The STAXI-II is a self-rating questionnaire that assesses different facets of anger (i.e. state-trait anger; baseline-, post- an | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactSteffen Moritz
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Arbeitsgruppe Klinische Neuropsychologie
Outcome results
None listed