Better understanding the role of thinking styles and family factors in the treatment of children and adolescents with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

Not Applicable

Recruiting

Conditions: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Mental Health - Other mental health disorders

Registration Number: ACTRN12614001272684

Lead Sponsor: Dr Maree J Abbott

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

1. Male or female children or adolescents between the ages of 8 and 17 years of age with a primary diagnosis of OCD.
2. Children must be on a stable dosage of medicine and have agreed at consent, in consultation with their GP, to no medication changes for the duration of the study

Exclusion Criteria

1. Colour-blindness or severe visual problems (not correctable by visual aids; accurate vision is necessary to complete the self-report measures)
2. Illiteracy or insufficient understanding of English (proficiency in English language is required for understanding CBT and completing questionnaires and treatment)
3. Individuals with intellectual or cognitive impairments, developmental disorders, psychosis, or IQ<80 (the presence of which may impede understanding of the task, ability to engage in treatment, and the responses made on self-report measures)
4. Individuals receiving another psychosocial treatment or starting psychiatric medication treatment less than 2 months prior to treatment

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Primary Outcome 1: OCD symptoms as assessed using Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule - IV (ADIS-IV) and Children's Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (CY-BOCS).[Pre and post treatment and at 1-month follow-up. Children's Obsessive Compulsive Inventory (ChOCI) will be given weekly to children and parents as a tracking measure. ];Primary Outcome 2: Cognitive appraisals as assessed by Obsessive Beliefs Questionnaire - Child Version (OBQ-CV).[Pre and post treatment and at 1-month follow-up. A small number of items from the OBQ-CV will be given weekly.];Primary Outcome 3: Family factors as assessed by Family Accommodation Scale - Parent Rated (FAS-PR) and Parent Attitudes and Beliefs Scale (PABS).[Pre and post treatment and at 1-month follow-up. The family accommodation subscale of the PABS will be given weekly.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Secondary Outcome 1: Anxiety symptoms as assessed using Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (SCAS).[Pre and post treatment and at 1-month follow-up. An anxiety rating will also be obtained each week.];Secondary Outcome 2: Depression symptoms as assessed using the Children's Depression Inventory (CDI).[Pre and post treatment and at 1-month follow-up.];Secondary Outcome 3: Depression, anxiety and stress symptoms as assessed using the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21 (DASS-21).[Pre treatment only.];Secondary Outcome 4: Parental cognition as assessed by the Obsessive Beliefs Questionnaire-44 (OBQ-44).[Pre and post treatment.]