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Neuropsychological Profiles of Pediatric Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Not Applicable
Terminated
Conditions
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Registration Number
NCT02160431
Lead Sponsor
University of Texas at Austin
Brief Summary

The neuropsychological profiles of children treated with standard CBT for OCD are evaluated.

Detailed Description

The neuropsychological profiles of children treated with standard CBT for the treatment of OCD will be compared at pre-treatment and post-treatment. Children between the ages of 8 and 16 years who have a primary diagnosis of OCD will be participants. Treatment will last 12 weeks.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
3
Inclusion Criteria
  • Children 8-16 years old who have a primary diagnosis of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Exclusion Criteria
  • Risk of suicidal or homicidal behavior
  • Presence of another psychological disorder as the primary disorder
  • Psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Thought Disorder, Uncontrolled ADHD, Eating Disorder, Substance Use Disorders, School refusal behavior characterized by missing more than 25% of days in most recent term, does not speak English, youth does not have at least one parent who speaks English

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Children's Yale Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale measures change in severity of OCD symptoms from baseline to post-treatment and assesses maintenance of treatment effects at one year and two year follow-up assessments.Baseline (one week prior to start of treatment, post treatment (within one week of completing treatment) and follow-ups (six months, and at one year intervals for up to two years following treatment)

Measures presence and severity of obsessions and compulsions.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children measures change in severity of anxiety symptoms from baseline to post-treatment and assesses maintenance of treatment effects at one year and two year follow-up assessments.Baseline (one week prior to start of treatment, post treatment (within one week of completing treatment) and follow-ups (six months, and at one year intervals for up to two years following treatment)

Measure of the presence and severity of anxiety symptoms.

Family Accommodation Scale measures change in parental accommodation from baseline to post-treatment and assesses maintenance of treatment effects at one year and two year follow-up assessments.Baseline (one week prior to start of treatment, post treatment (within one week of completing treatment) and follow-ups (six months, and at one year intervals for up to two years following treatment)

Measure of the degree to which parents accommodate to their child's OCD.

Wisconsin Card Sorting Test Revised and Expanded measures change in executive functioning from baseline to post-treatment and assesses maintenance of treatment effects at one year and two year follow-up assessments.Baseline (one week prior to start of treatment, post treatment (within one week of completing treatment) and follow-ups (six months, and at one year intervals for up to two years following treatment)

Neuropsychological measure of executive functioning

Global Assessment Scale for Children measures change in overall functioning from baseline to post-treatment and assesses maintenance of treatment effects at one year and two year follow-up assessments.Baseline (one week prior to start of treatment, post treatment (within one week of completing treatment) and follow-ups (six months, and at one year intervals for up to two years following treatment)

Assesses the overall general functioning of youth under the age of 18.

Child Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory measures change in severity of OCD symptoms from baseline to post-treatment and assesses maintenance of treatment effects at one year and two year follow-up assessments.Baseline (one week prior to start of treatment, post treatment (within one week of completing treatment) and follow-ups (six months, and at one year intervals for up to two years following treatment)

Assessment of presence of obsessive compulsive symptoms over the past week.

Clinical Global Impression Severity and Improvement Scales measures change in severity of OCD and co-morbid disorders from baseline to post-treatment and assesses maintenance of treatment effects at one year and two year follow-up assessments.Baseline (one week prior to start of treatment, post treatment (within one week of completing treatment) and follow-ups (six months, and at one year intervals for up to two years following treatment)

Measure of the severity of the disorders and their improvement as a result of treatment

Screen for Child Anxiety and Related Emotional Disorders measures change in severity of anxiety and other disorders from baseline to post-treatment and assesses maintenance of treatment effects at one year and two year follow-up assessments.Baseline (one week prior to start of treatment, post treatment (within one week of completing treatment) and follow-ups (six months, and at one year intervals for up to two years following treatment)

Measure of the presence and severity of a wide range of emotional disorders.

Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule-Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-IV measures change in severity of OCD symptoms from baseline to post-treatment and assesses maintenance of treatment effects at one year and two year follow-up assessments.Baseline (one week prior to starting treatment)

Interview measure of the presence of OCD, related anxiety disorders and other psychological disorders of childhood.

Child Behavior Checklist measures change in severity internalizing and externalizing symptoms from baseline to post-treatment and assesses maintenance of treatment effects at one year and two year follow-up assessments.Baseline (one week prior to start of treatment, post treatment (within one week of completing treatment) and follow-ups (six months, and at one year intervals for up to two years following treatment)

Broadband measure of child's psychological functioning.

Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System measures change in executive functioning from baseline to post-treatment and assesses maintenance of treatment effects at one year and two year follow-up assessments.Baseline (one week prior to start of treatment, post treatment (within one week of completing treatment) and follow-ups (six months, and at one year intervals for up to two years following treatment)

Neuropsychological test of a variety of verbal and nonverbal executive functions.

Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function measures change in executive functioning from baseline to post-treatment and assesses maintenance of treatment effects at one year and two year follow-up assessments.Baseline (one week prior to start of treatment, post treatment (within one week of completing treatment) and follow-ups (six months, and at one year intervals for up to two years following treatment)

Neuropsychological measure of executive functioning

Brief Symptom Interview measures change in severity of parental psychopathology from baseline to post-treatment and assesses maintenance of treatment effects at one year and two year follow-up assessments.Baseline (one week prior to start of treatment, post treatment (within one week of completing treatment) and follow-ups (six months, and at one year intervals for up to two years following treatment)

Measure of parental psychopathology

Test of Everyday Attention-Children's Version measures change in attention from baseline to post-treatment and assesses maintenance of treatment effects at one year and two year follow-up assessments.Baseline (one week prior to start of treatment, post treatment (within one week of completing treatment) and follow-ups (six months, and at one year intervals for up to two years following treatment)

Neuropsychological measure of the participant's selective, divided, sustained and switching attention

Children's Color Trails Test measures change in cognitive flexibility from baseline to post-treatment and assesses maintenance of treatment effects at one year and two year follow-up assessments.Baseline (one week prior to start of treatment, post treatment (within one week of completing treatment) and follow-ups (six months, and at one year intervals for up to two years following treatment)

Neuropsychological test of cognitive flexibility

The Conners' Continuous Performance Test II Version 5measures change in continuous attention from baseline to post-treatment and assesses maintenance of treatment effects at one year and two year follow-up assessments.Baseline (one week prior to start of treatment, post treatment (within one week of completing treatment) and follow-ups (six months, and at one year intervals for up to two years following treatment)

Neuropsychological measure of continuous attention.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Texas Child Study Center

🇺🇸

Austin, Texas, United States

Texas Child Study Center
🇺🇸Austin, Texas, United States

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