Attentional Bias Modification Treatment in OCD

Attentional Bias and Attentional Bias Modification Treatment in Obsessive-compulsive Disorder

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02014194

Enrollment

Registered

2013-12-18

Start date

2013-11-30

Completion date

2016-12-31

Last updated

2018-01-25

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Conditions

Obsessive-compulsive Disorder

Keywords

Attentional Bias, Attentional Bias modification treatment

Brief summary

Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a chronic condition. Even with proper treatment, no significant improvement is reached in about 30% to 40% of patients. Thus, the development of new treatment strategies is necessary. The attentional bias - ability to aversive stimuli in capturing the attention of an individual compared to a neutral stimulus - has been extensively studied. Already training attentional bias modification has been shown effective in reducing anxiety present in other anxiety disorders.This project aims to: 1 - generate knowledge on attentional bias in individuals with OCD through the use of a standardized protocol developed for OCD; 2 - available to the scientific community the first specific paradigm for the study of attentional bias in OCD patients, 3 - test the effectiveness of a training protocol for reversing attentional bias in individuals with OCD.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALattentional bias modification treatment

The attentional bias modification treatment is a behavioral computerized program (software e-prime)

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

- 30 patients with obsessive-compulsive diagnosis according to DSM-V (with cleaning and or symmetry dimensions) * 30 health controls

Exclusion criteria

- doing any kind of behavioral therapy in the moment

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Percentage of reduction of attentional bias	Patients will be followed an expected average of 7 weeks (baseline, 2 sessions per week - totalizing 5 weeks, 10 sessions and a session after end of treatment). Measures of attentional bias will be assessed in baseline, session 5 and after session 10.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Reduction of anxiety symptoms	Baseline, session 5 and end of treatment (after session 10) (expected average of 7 weeks)

Countries

Brazil

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026