Short and Intensive Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
• Interventions: Behavioral: Short and Intensive Treatment

• Registration Number: NCT04730011
• Lead Sponsor: Susanne Walitza

Brief Summary

Obsessive-compulsive disorders are very damaging illnesses; they can already appear in childhood and adolescence and become extremely chronic. With an average prevalence from 1-3%, they are among the most common psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents. 40% of diagnosed children and young adults display persistent and increasingly chronic symptoms and O-C disorders are highly complex syndromes with broadly varying manifestations. They arise from obsessive thoughts (ideas/thoughts or impulses, often senseless or tortured, that impose themselves or intrude) and obsessive behavior (ritualized patterns that must be frequently repeated).

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-01-01
• Study First Submitted: 2021-01-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-01-25
• Study First Posted: 2021-01-29
• Status Verified: 2025-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-05-12
• Last Update Posted: 2025-05-13
• Primary Completion: 2028-12-31
• Study Completion: 2028-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder diagnosis
• Male and female patients from 8-18 years
• Good German language speaking skills
• IQ of at least 75
• At least four days' participation in the treatment/therapy week
• Written agreement after clear explanation

Exclusion Criteria

• No complete participation in the intensive week treatment/therapy

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Treatment Group	Short and Intensive Treatment	Patients are treated based on the Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy. This includes individual and group sessions over one week.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Symptoms severity of obsessive and compulsive symptoms in children and adolescents	12 months	The clinician-report questionnaire (BY-BOCS) contains 19 items designed to assess severity of obsessive and compulsive symptoms in children and adolescents.The test uses a 4-point scale to rate the severity of their obsessive compulsive behaviors. Higher score means a worse outcome.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Psychiatric University Clinics, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; 🇨🇭 Zurich, ZH, Switzerland