Internet-based Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Pilot Study

Karolinska Institutet1 site in 1 country23 target enrollmentSeptember 2010

ConditionsObsessive Compulsive Disorder

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Sponsor: Karolinska Institutet
Enrollment: 23
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Change from Baseline of obsessions and compulsions after 15 weeks and 6 months after treatment.
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 8 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The main aim of this study is to test whether cognitive behavior therapy could be effective in treating obsessive compulsive disorder. Here, the investigators test the in group effects of a 15 week long treatment delivered via the Internet for residents in Stockholm County.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

September 2010

End Date

March 2011

Last Updated

8 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Single Group

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Karolinska Institutet

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Diagnosed with Obsessive compulsive disorder according to the DSM criteria
•Be at least 18 years old
•YBOCS \>7

Exclusion Criteria

•other primary diagnosis
•substance abuse,
•psychosis,
•bipolar disorder,
•suicidal ideation,
•adjusted pharmacological treatment the last two months
•current psychological treatment for OCD,
•been treated with CBT the last two years,
•serious somatic disease,
•Y---BOCS\>31

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change from Baseline of obsessions and compulsions after 15 weeks and 6 months after treatment.

Time Frame: Psychiatrist visit at baseline, after 15 weeks of treatment and 6 months after treatment.

Yale Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS)

Secondary Outcomes

Change from Baseline of cost data after 15 weeks and 6 months after treatment.(Self-ratings at baseline, after 15 weeks of treatment and 6 months after treatment.)
Change from Baseline of depressive symptoms after 15 weeks and 6 months after treatment.(Sel-ratings at baseline, after 15 weeks of treatment and 6 months after treatment.)
Change from Baseline of obsessions and compulsions after 15 weeks and 6 months after treatment.(Self-ratings at baseline, after 15 weeks of treatment and at 6 months after treatment.)
Change from Baseline of quality of life after 15 weeks and 6 months after treatment(Self-ratings at baseline, after 15 weeks of treatment and at 6 months after treatment.)