Randomised controlled trial of cognitive behavioural treatment of obsessional compulsive disorder in children and adolescents.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN54248464

Enrollment

Registered

2004-01-23

Start date

1999-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) Mental and Behavioural Disorders Obsessive-compulsive disorder

Interventions

1. Cognitive behavioural treatment 2. Waitlist control

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children and adolescents aged between 8 years and 18 years of age in full time education with obsessional compulsive disorder defined by research diagnostic criteria and whose medication has remained stable for 12 weeks prior to entry to trial.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Children with severe learning disabilities or severe language difficulties - because the treatment requires the use of verbal reasoning skills at the eight year plus level

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The clinical status of the children and adolescents will be the main focus of the trial. The following tools will be used: 1. KIDDIE-SADS or equivalent semi-structured interview used to assess Mental state of the children 2. YBOCS (child version) used to measure obsessional compulsive symptoms by interview 3. Obsessive compulsive Inventory (OCI) - self-report measure of OCD 4. Responsibility Interpretation Questionnaire (RIQ) - self-report to measure cognitions specific to the treatment methods 5. Children's Depression Inventory (CDI) 6. Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for children (MASC) - self report 7. National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) global obsessive compulsive scale Following the example of most other studies in this field the YBOCS total score is considered to be the main focus of analysis.	—

Measure

Time frame

The clinical status of the children and adolescents will be the main focus of the trial. The following tools will be used: 1. KIDDIE-SADS or equivalent semi-structured interview used to assess Mental state of the children 2. YBOCS (child version) used to measure obsessional compulsive symptoms by interview 3. Obsessive compulsive Inventory (OCI) - self-report measure of OCD 4. Responsibility Interpretation Questionnaire (RIQ) - self-report to measure cognitions specific to the treatment methods 5. Children's Depression Inventory (CDI) 6. Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for children (MASC) - self report 7. National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) global obsessive compulsive scale Following the example of most other studies in this field the YBOCS total score is considered to be the main focus of analysis.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Not provided at time of registration	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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