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Cognitive Behavioral Treatment of Pediatric Trichotillomania

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00043563
First received: August 9, 2002
Last updated: November 17, 2005
Last verified: November 2005
History of Changes
  Purpose

This study will compare the effectiveness of cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT) to a minimal attention control (AC) condition for treatment of pediatric trichotillomania (TTM).


Condition Intervention Phase
Trichotillomania
 Behavioral: Cognitive-Behavior Therapy
 Phase 1

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Cognitive Behavioral Treatment of Pediatric Trichotillomania

Further study details as provided by National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH):

Estimated Enrollment: 24
Study Start Date: January 2001
Estimated Study Completion Date: December 2003
Detailed Description:

TTM is a persistent impulse control disorder in which the individual acts on urges to pull out his or her own hair. Onset typically occurs by adolescence, and TTM is often associated with significant functional impairment and distress. CBT is a type of psychotherapy designed to change problematic behaviors and thinking. It includes self-monitoring of hair-pulling urges and homework assignments to practice the use of cognitive and behavioral strategies.

Participants are assigned randomly to receive either CBT or AC for 8 weeks. Participants assigned to CBT receive weekly 1-hour sessions of CBT for 8 weeks; participants assigned to AC receive 6 telephone contacts and 2 in-person sessions for 8 weeks. After 8 weeks, CBT participants who respond to treatment enter Phase II, which lasts an additional 8 weeks and includes 4 in-person maintenance sessions. AC participants who are still symptomatic after 8 weeks are offered CBT.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   8 Years to 17 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Primary diagnosis of Trichotillomania
  • Minimum symptom duration of 6 months
  • Presence of a stable parent or guardian

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Other primary psychiatric diagnosis
  • Bipolar illness, pervasive developmental disorder, thought disorder, current major depression, ADD/ADHD
  • Concurrent psychotherapy
  • Currently receiving psychotropic medications
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00043563

Locations
United States, Pennsylvania
Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
Sponsors and Collaborators
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
  More Information

No publications provided

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00043563     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: R21 MH61457, DSIR CT-S
Study First Received: August 9, 2002
Last Updated: November 17, 2005
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH):
Cognitive-behavior Therapy
Minimal Attention Control

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Trichotillomania
Impulse Control Disorders
Mental Disorders

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on June 17, 2013