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SPACE: an innovative parent treatment for children with obsessive-compulsive disorder

SPACE: an innovative parent treatment for children with obsessive-compulsive disorder - SPACE for pediatric OCD

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
NL-OMON
Registry ID
NL-OMON53193
Enrollment
100
Registered
2023-09-28
Start date
2023-11-23
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-09

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

obsession/compulsion Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

Interventions

(Also see METC- protocol) The SPACE program is a parent stand-alone treatment, so the child will not participate in treatment. It consists of 12 weekly, 60-minute sessions. The current study will u

Sponsors

Amsterdam UMC
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Age
2 Years to 64 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (Also see METC protocol) - Children ages 7 - 18 years old - The child meets the DSM-5 criteria for OCD (as primary classification) - The child did not benefit from psychological treatment for OCD (either followed 8 to 12 sessions of CBT or other psychotherapy), aborted treatment early or was unable/not motivated to receive treatment due to too high levels of anxiety/OCD) - At time of baseline still meets the clinical cut-off of 16 or higher for OCD on the Child Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale [CY-BOCS]. - High levels of Family Accomodation at time of baseline (meeting the cut-off of 10 or higher on the Family Accommodation Scale Anxiety [FASA])

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (Also see METC protocol) - The child needs inpatient treatment - No participating parents - Acute suicidality - Psychotic symptoms - Parents have insufficient mastery of the Dutch language - Parents or child have an estimated IQ below 75

Design outcomes

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
- Change in family accomodation - Clinical impression of outcome - Session and treatment results - Symptoms of anxiety - Symptoms of depression - Quality of life

Primary

MeasureTime frame
- Symptoms of OCD - Family accommodation

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 14, 2026