A Training Program for Improving Cognitive Abilities (attention, thinking, problem solving, memory and other related mental capacities) in patients with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Health Condition 1: F422- Mixed obsessional thoughts and acts

• Registration Number: CTRI/2021/03/031770
• Lead Sponsor: Mahashweta Bhattacharya

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 24 November 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot Yet Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 0

Inclusion Criteria

1. Primary Diagnosis of OCD (DSM-V)

2. Scoring of more than 38.5 on CAIOC13 (Cognitive Assessment Instrument of Obsessions and Compulsions )

3. On stable medication regimen for atleast 3 months prior to baseline assessments

4. Age range 18 to 50 years

5. Minimum education 7th standard

6. Fluency in Hindi, English or Bengali

7. Normal or corrected vision and hearing

8. Right Handed

Exclusion Criteria

1, Comorbid severe depression, psychosis, or bipolar disorder

2. Patients having high suicidal risk

3. Substance dependence (other than nicotine) or behavioral addictions such as technology, gaming or gambling

4. Neurological conditions such as tumors, epilepsy, stroke,TBI and degenerative disorders.

5.Developmental disorders such Autism, Aspergerâ??s syndrome and ADHD

6. Clinical evidence for intellectual disability.

7. Sensorimotor impairments that might interfere with assessments/training.

8. Patients who have received 6 or more consecutive sessions of any structured psychotherapy for OCD in the last 6 months

9. Patients who have received any form of brain stimulation in the last 6 months

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improvement of scores on the SST (Stop signal Task) and the CAIOC-13 (Cognitive Assessment Instrument of Obsessions and Compulsions).Timepoint: Baseline (week 1), midline (3rd, 5th , 7th weeks), post intervention (at end of 8 weeks)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improvement of scores on other neurocognitive measures, the YBOCS (Yale Brown Obsessive Compulsive Severity Scale) and the SDS (Sheehan Disability Scale).Timepoint: Baseline (week 1), midline (3rd, 5th , 7th weeks), post intervention (at end of 8 weeks)