Controlled evaluation of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) in children and adolescents: comparison of standard, therapist intensive therapy versus brief therapy

Completed

• Conditions: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder; Mental and Behavioural Disorders; Obsessive-compulsive disorder

• Registration Number: ISRCTN29092580
• Lead Sponsor: King's College London (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2004-05-11
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 110

Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged 10 to 18
2. Diagnosis of OCD according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth edition (DSM-IV) criteria
3. If on medication, on a stable dosage for at least six weeks

Exclusion Criteria

1. Immediate suicide risk
2. Intelligence Quotient (IQ) less than 70
3. Comorbid diagnosis of autism or marked autistic spectrum features, or psychosis, which commonly raise problems about differential diagnosis
4. Comorbid condition which has greater treatment priority (such as some cases of depression, or school-refusal)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Child Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (CY-BOCS) (Scahill et al. 1997).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for Children and Parents (ADIS-C/P, Silverman & Nelles, 1988)<br>2. Obsessive Compulsive Inventory (OCI) adapted for use with children (Foa et al. 1997)<br>3. Responsibility Attitude Scale (Salkovskis et al. 2000)<br>4. Child OCD Impact Scale (COIS) child and parent version (Piacentini et al. 2001)<br>5. Manchester Short Assessment of Quality of Life (MANSA) (Priebe et al. 1999)