Therapist Guided, Parent-led, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for Preadolescent Children With Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- OCD
- Sponsor
- University of Reading
- Enrollment
- 10
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Children's Yale Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (CY-BOCS)
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 2 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This preliminary study aims to examine the outcomes from a therapist guided, parent-led, CBT treatment for preadolescent children (aged 5 to 12 years old) with OCD.
Specifically, this study aims to:
- Examine outcomes for children who receive the therapist guided, parent-led, CBT treatment for preadolescent children with OCD.
- Examine parents' experiences and views about the acceptability of the treatment approach.
Detailed Description
This study adapted an existing therapist guided, parent-led CBT intervention for children with anxiety difficulties, to ensure suitability for preadolescent children with OCD. This preliminary study aims to examine the outcomes from a therapist guided, parent-led, CBT treatment for preadolescent children (aged 5 to 12 years old) with OCD. Specifically, this study aims to: 1. Examine outcomes for children who receive the therapist guided, parent-led, CBT treatment for preadolescent children with OCD. 2. Examine parents' experiences and views about the acceptability of the treatment approach.
Investigators
Kate Harvey
Professor Kate Harvey
University of Reading
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Inclusion criteria:
- •Aged 5 to 12 years old (when parents/carers complete the baseline questionnaires).
- •Diagnosis of OCD (identified from the ADIS-P).
- •UK-resident. Parents
- •Inclusion criteria:
- •Parent/legal guardian of the child.
- •UK resident.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Exclusion criteria:
- •Comorbid condition, which is likely to interfere with treatment delivery, for example:
- •Established Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC).
- •Suspected ASC (indicated by exceeding the threshold of 15 on the Social Communication Questionnaire and where a diagnosis of ASC has not been ruled out by a medical professional).
- •Profound learning difficulty (evidenced by attending a specialist school).
- •Risk and/or safeguarding concerns, which are paramount and would interfere with treatment delivery, for example:
- •Suicidal intent.
- •Recurrent or potentially life limiting self-harm.
- •Significant safeguarding concerns (i.e., if the child has a child protection plan and/or is on the child protection register, and/or the research team consider the child to be suffering, or likely to suffer, significant harm).
- •If children have been prescribed psychotropic medication, the dosage must have been stable for two months.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Children's Yale Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (CY-BOCS)
Time Frame: Change from pre-baseline phase, within one-week post-treatment, one-month follow-up
Diagnostic interview. Higher scores indicate higher severity of OCD
Secondary Outcomes
- Anxiety Disorder Interview Schedule - Parent Report (ADIS-P)(Change from pre-baseline phase, within one-week post-treatment, one-month follow-up)
- Children's Obsessional Compulsive Inventory - Revised - Parent Report (ChOCI-R-P)(Weekly during baseline and intervention phase; one month follow up)
- Session Rating Scale- SRS(Weekly during intervention phase; one month follow-up)
- Items assessing parent knowledge of OCD, how to help their child, and confidence to help child(Weekly during baseline and intervention phase; one month follow up)
- Items assessing how much children have learned new information about their fears/ability to cope in feared situations(Weekly during intervention phase; one month follow up)
- Family Accommodation Scale - FAS(Weekly during baseline and intervention phase; one month follow up)
- Goal Based Outcomes - GBOs(Weekly during intervention phase; one month follow up)
- Treatment acceptability questions(one month follow-up)