Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Conditions
Keywords
Children, OCD, CBT, Neuropsychological profiles
Brief summary
The neuropsychological profiles of children treated with standard CBT for OCD are evaluated.
Detailed description
The neuropsychological profiles of children treated with standard CBT for the treatment of OCD will be compared at pre-treatment and post-treatment. Children between the ages of 8 and 16 years who have a primary diagnosis of OCD will be participants. Treatment will last 12 weeks.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALCBT for pediatric OCD
Participants complete standard CBT for OCD as delivered in the POTS study .
Sponsors
University of Texas at Austin
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
8 Years to 16 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Children 8-16 years old who have a primary diagnosis of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Exclusion criteria
* Risk of suicidal or homicidal behavior * Presence of another psychological disorder as the primary disorder * Psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Thought Disorder, Uncontrolled ADHD, Eating Disorder, Substance Use Disorders, School refusal behavior characterized by missing more than 25% of days in most recent term, does not speak English, youth does not have at least one parent who speaks English
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Children's Yale Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale measures change in severity of OCD symptoms from baseline to post-treatment and assesses maintenance of treatment effects at one year and two year follow-up assessments. | Baseline (one week prior to start of treatment, post treatment (within one week of completing treatment) and follow-ups (six months, and at one year intervals for up to two years following treatment) | Measures presence and severity of obsessions and compulsions. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule-Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-IV measures change in severity of OCD symptoms from baseline to post-treatment and assesses maintenance of treatment effects at one year and two year follow-up assessments. | Baseline (one week prior to starting treatment) | Interview measure of the presence of OCD, related anxiety disorders and other psychological disorders of childhood. |
| Clinical Global Impression Severity and Improvement Scales measures change in severity of OCD and co-morbid disorders from baseline to post-treatment and assesses maintenance of treatment effects at one year and two year follow-up assessments. | Baseline (one week prior to start of treatment, post treatment (within one week of completing treatment) and follow-ups (six months, and at one year intervals for up to two years following treatment) | Measure of the severity of the disorders and their improvement as a result of treatment |
| Global Assessment Scale for Children measures change in overall functioning from baseline to post-treatment and assesses maintenance of treatment effects at one year and two year follow-up assessments. | Baseline (one week prior to start of treatment, post treatment (within one week of completing treatment) and follow-ups (six months, and at one year intervals for up to two years following treatment) | Assesses the overall general functioning of youth under the age of 18. |
| Child Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory measures change in severity of OCD symptoms from baseline to post-treatment and assesses maintenance of treatment effects at one year and two year follow-up assessments. | Baseline (one week prior to start of treatment, post treatment (within one week of completing treatment) and follow-ups (six months, and at one year intervals for up to two years following treatment) | Assessment of presence of obsessive compulsive symptoms over the past week. |
| Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function measures change in executive functioning from baseline to post-treatment and assesses maintenance of treatment effects at one year and two year follow-up assessments. | Baseline (one week prior to start of treatment, post treatment (within one week of completing treatment) and follow-ups (six months, and at one year intervals for up to two years following treatment) | Neuropsychological measure of executive functioning |
| Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children measures change in severity of anxiety symptoms from baseline to post-treatment and assesses maintenance of treatment effects at one year and two year follow-up assessments. | Baseline (one week prior to start of treatment, post treatment (within one week of completing treatment) and follow-ups (six months, and at one year intervals for up to two years following treatment) | Measure of the presence and severity of anxiety symptoms. |
| Child Behavior Checklist measures change in severity internalizing and externalizing symptoms from baseline to post-treatment and assesses maintenance of treatment effects at one year and two year follow-up assessments. | Baseline (one week prior to start of treatment, post treatment (within one week of completing treatment) and follow-ups (six months, and at one year intervals for up to two years following treatment) | Broadband measure of child's psychological functioning. |
| Screen for Child Anxiety and Related Emotional Disorders measures change in severity of anxiety and other disorders from baseline to post-treatment and assesses maintenance of treatment effects at one year and two year follow-up assessments. | Baseline (one week prior to start of treatment, post treatment (within one week of completing treatment) and follow-ups (six months, and at one year intervals for up to two years following treatment) | Measure of the presence and severity of a wide range of emotional disorders. |
| Children's Color Trails Test measures change in cognitive flexibility from baseline to post-treatment and assesses maintenance of treatment effects at one year and two year follow-up assessments. | Baseline (one week prior to start of treatment, post treatment (within one week of completing treatment) and follow-ups (six months, and at one year intervals for up to two years following treatment) | Neuropsychological test of cognitive flexibility |
| The Conners' Continuous Performance Test II Version 5measures change in continuous attention from baseline to post-treatment and assesses maintenance of treatment effects at one year and two year follow-up assessments. | Baseline (one week prior to start of treatment, post treatment (within one week of completing treatment) and follow-ups (six months, and at one year intervals for up to two years following treatment) | Neuropsychological measure of continuous attention. |
| Brief Symptom Interview measures change in severity of parental psychopathology from baseline to post-treatment and assesses maintenance of treatment effects at one year and two year follow-up assessments. | Baseline (one week prior to start of treatment, post treatment (within one week of completing treatment) and follow-ups (six months, and at one year intervals for up to two years following treatment) | Measure of parental psychopathology |
| Family Accommodation Scale measures change in parental accommodation from baseline to post-treatment and assesses maintenance of treatment effects at one year and two year follow-up assessments. | Baseline (one week prior to start of treatment, post treatment (within one week of completing treatment) and follow-ups (six months, and at one year intervals for up to two years following treatment) | Measure of the degree to which parents accommodate to their child's OCD. |
| Test of Everyday Attention-Children's Version measures change in attention from baseline to post-treatment and assesses maintenance of treatment effects at one year and two year follow-up assessments. | Baseline (one week prior to start of treatment, post treatment (within one week of completing treatment) and follow-ups (six months, and at one year intervals for up to two years following treatment) | Neuropsychological measure of the participant's selective, divided, sustained and switching attention |
| Wisconsin Card Sorting Test Revised and Expanded measures change in executive functioning from baseline to post-treatment and assesses maintenance of treatment effects at one year and two year follow-up assessments. | Baseline (one week prior to start of treatment, post treatment (within one week of completing treatment) and follow-ups (six months, and at one year intervals for up to two years following treatment) | Neuropsychological measure of executive functioning |
| Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System measures change in executive functioning from baseline to post-treatment and assesses maintenance of treatment effects at one year and two year follow-up assessments. | Baseline (one week prior to start of treatment, post treatment (within one week of completing treatment) and follow-ups (six months, and at one year intervals for up to two years following treatment) | Neuropsychological test of a variety of verbal and nonverbal executive functions. |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Perception of Therapeutic Relationship measures quality of therapeutic relationship at post-treatment and at one year and two year follow-up assessments. | Post treatment (within one week of completing treatment) and follow-ups (six months, and at one year intervals for up to two years following treatment) | Measure of the participant's perception of the therapeutic relationship |
| Satisfaction Questionnaire measures satisfaction with treatment at post-treatment and at one year and two year follow-up assessments. | Post treatment (within one week of completing treatment) and follow-ups (six months, and at one year intervals for up to two years following treatment) | Measures the patient's satisfaction with treatment. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed