OCD
Conditions
Keywords
OCD
Brief summary
To support the discovery of new means for revealing the presence of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), facilitating detection through new technology-based metrics, and attempt to automate existing diagnostic procedures allowing for more efficient diagnostic methods that would broaden clinical scope and outreach.
Detailed description
Aim 1: To observe and compare childhood behaviors regarding handwashing in OCD and control populations Hypothesis 1: Control participants will spend less time washing their hands, will wash them less frequently, and will be less preoccupied with the sink when doing other activities. Aim 2: To observe and compare childhood behaviors regarding organizing a cluttered area. Hypothesis 2: OCD participants will be more disturbed by the presence of clutter and more compelled to organize the items than control participants Aim 3: To observe and compare childhood behaviors regarding turning on/off light switches Hypothesis 3: OCD children will be more likely to exhibit compulsive repetitive behaviors regarding the light switch than control participants
Interventions
OTHERNo Intervention
Observational Study: No intervention
Sponsors
U.S. National Science Foundation
University of Minnesota
Study design
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
5 Years to 17 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Male and female children * Aged 5 to 17
Exclusion criteria
* Inability or unwillingness to provide written informed consent/assent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Length of Handwashing | Same Day | Researchers blindly rate the how long (secs) it takes participants to wash their hands. |
| Behaviors Associated with Handwashing | Same Day | Researchers blindly rate whether participants exhibit any unique behavior while washing their hands. |
| Length of Free Arrangement | Same Day | Researchers blindly rate how long it takes participants to freely organize a box of school supplies. |
| Frequency of Movements During Free Arrangement | Same Day | Researchers blindly rate how many times participants move an object while freely arranging a box of school supplies. |
| Amount of Space Used During Free Arrangement | Same Day | Researchers blindly rate how much space participants use while freely arranging a box of school supplies (small, medium, or large space). |
| Length of Carpet Arrangement | Same Day | Researchers blindly rate and compare how long (secs) it takes participants to arrange a box of school supplies on a plain versus patterned carpet. |
| Frequency of Movements During Carpet Arrangement | Same Day | Researchers blindly rate and compare how many times participants move an object while arranging a box of school supplies on a plain versus patterned carpet. |
| Frequency of Adjustments During Carpet Arrangement | Same Day | Researchers blindly rate and compare how many times participants adjust the positioning of an object while arranging a box of school supplies on a plain versus patterned carpet. |
| Size of Arrangement According to Sample | Same Day | Researchers blindly rate and compare how accurately participants replicate the size of the arrangement according to a sample picture (smaller than sample, approximate to sample, larger than sample) on a plain versus patterned carpet. |
| Frequency of Checking the Sample | Same Day | Researchers blindly rate and compare how many times participants check the sample picture of the arrangement while organizing a box of school supplies on a plain versus patterned carpet. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed