Disabling obsessions and compulsions in autism spectrum disorders Mental and Behavioural Disorders Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention treatment: CBT for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
Control treatment: Stress management
Both treatments contain a significant psycho-educational component about anxiety. The CBT fo
Sponsors
Kings College London, Institute of Psychiatry (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Male and female, aged 14 years or older to a maximum of 65 years old 2. Verbal intelligence quotient (IQ) greater than 70 3. Diagnoses of ASD and co-morbid OCD
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Current acute symptoms of psychosis 2. Uncontrolled seizure disorder or substance misuse disorder
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The following will be assessed at baseline (pre-treatment), end of treatment, 1, 3 and 6 months follow-up: 1. The Dimensional Yale Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (D-YBOCS) 2. The Obsessive Compulsive Inventory Revised (OCI-R) or Childrens Obsessive Compulsive Inventory (CH-OCI) 3. Beck Depression and Anxiety Scales or Spence Children's Anxiety Scale 4. Clinical Global Impressions Scale | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The following will be assessed at baseline (pre-treatment), end of treatment, 1, 3 and 6 months follow-up: 1. Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale 2. Family Accommodation Scale 3. Work/School and Social adjustment scale 4. Parental CH-OCI | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed