Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) Mental and Behavioural Disorders Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
Conditions
Interventions
Exposure therapy and response prevention delivered by either telephone or face to face
Sponsors
North West Research and Development Support Unit (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Obsessive-compulsive disorder as the main presenting problem 2. Meet Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) criteria for OCD 3. Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) score of 16 and over 4. Aged between 16-65 5. Agree to, and give written consent to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Obsessions without overt compulsions 2. Obsessional slowness 3. Organic brain disease 4. On a stable dose of antidepressants or anxiolytic medication for less than 3 months 5. Past or present psychosis 6. Meet DSM-IV criteria for substance abuse or dependence 7. Currently on more than 10 mg of Diazepam or equivalent daily 8. Severe depression >30 on Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) 9. Suicidal intent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| CBT delivered by telephone shows equivalent clinical outcome as face to face therapy and similar levels of satisfaction were reported. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cost-minimisation analysis shows that treatment by telephone is cheaper than face to face CBT. The main cost-driver is treatment time defined by the protocol and, for telephone-administered CBT, this duration was shorter. | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed