Attentional Bias Modification Treatment in OCD

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Obsessive-compulsive Disorder

• Registration Number: NCT02014194
• Lead Sponsor: Roseli Shavitt

Brief Summary

Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a chronic condition. Even with proper treatment, no significant improvement is reached in about 30% to 40% of patients. Thus, the development of new treatment strategies is necessary. The attentional bias - ability to aversive stimuli in capturing the attention of an individual compared to a neutral stimulus - has been extensively studied. Already training attentional bias modification has been shown effective in reducing anxiety present in other anxiety disorders.This project aims to: 1 - generate knowledge on attentional bias in individuals with OCD through the use of a standardized protocol developed for OCD; 2 - available to the scientific community the first specific paradigm for the study of attentional bias in OCD patients, 3 - test the effectiveness of a training protocol for reversing attentional bias in individuals with OCD.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-11
• Study First Submitted: 2013-11-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-12-17
• Study First Posted: 2013-12-18
• Primary Completion: 2016-12
• Study Completion: 2016-12
• Status Verified: 2018-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-01-23
• Last Update Posted: 2018-01-25

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

• 30 patients with obsessive-compulsive diagnosis according to DSM-V (with cleaning and or symmetry dimensions)

• 30 health controls

Exclusion Criteria

• doing any kind of behavioral therapy in the moment

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Percentage of reduction of attentional bias	Patients will be followed an expected average of 7 weeks (baseline, 2 sessions per week - totalizing 5 weeks, 10 sessions and a session after end of treatment). Measures of attentional bias will be assessed in baseline, session 5 and after session 10.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reduction of anxiety symptoms	Baseline, session 5 and end of treatment (after session 10) (expected average of 7 weeks)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Sao Paulo Medical School; 🇧🇷 Sao Paulo, Brazil