Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Conditions
Keywords
OCD, CBT, Reducing OCD symptoms
Brief summary
The main aim of this study is to test whether cognitive behavior therapy could be effective in treating obsessive compulsive disorder. Here, the investigators test the in group effects of a 15 week long treatment delivered via the Internet for residents in Stockholm County.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALInternet CBT
Internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy with therapist support.
Sponsors
Karolinska Institutet
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Diagnosed with Obsessive compulsive disorder according to the DSM criteria * Be at least 18 years old * YBOCS \>7
Exclusion criteria
* other primary diagnosis * substance abuse, * psychosis, * bipolar disorder, * suicidal ideation, * adjusted pharmacological treatment the last two months * current psychological treatment for OCD, * been treated with CBT the last two years, * serious somatic disease, * Y---BOCS\>31 * hoarding as primary OCD subtype
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change from Baseline of obsessions and compulsions after 15 weeks and 6 months after treatment. | Psychiatrist visit at baseline, after 15 weeks of treatment and 6 months after treatment. | Yale Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change from Baseline of cost data after 15 weeks and 6 months after treatment. | Self-ratings at baseline, after 15 weeks of treatment and 6 months after treatment. | Trimbos and Institute of Medical Technology Assessment Cost Questionnaire for Psychiatry. In this questionnaire, patients register their monthly health care consumption (e.g. GP visits) as well as time spent in informal health enhancing activities (e.g. self-help groups and informal care from friends). In addition, work loss and work cutback both at work and in the domestic realm is measured. |
| Change from Baseline of depressive symptoms after 15 weeks and 6 months after treatment. | Sel-ratings at baseline, after 15 weeks of treatment and 6 months after treatment. | The Montgomery Åsberg Depression Rating Scale |
| Change from Baseline of obsessions and compulsions after 15 weeks and 6 months after treatment. | Self-ratings at baseline, after 15 weeks of treatment and at 6 months after treatment. | Obsessions and Compulsions Inventory Revised |
| Change from Baseline of quality of life after 15 weeks and 6 months after treatment | Self-ratings at baseline, after 15 weeks of treatment and at 6 months after treatment. | EuroQol |
Countries
Sweden
Outcome results
None listed