Family Based Treatment of Early Childhood Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - Full Text View

Sponsor:	National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Information provided by:	National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00055068

Purpose

This study will evaluate a treatment program for young children with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and their families.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder	Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Behavioral: Relaxation Training	Phase III

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study
Official Title:	Family Based Treatment of Early Childhood OCD

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

U.S. FDA Resources

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

Estimated Enrollment:	38
Study Start Date:	March 2002
Estimated Study Completion Date:	February 2006

Detailed Description:

Childhood onset OCD is a serious condition that may be a predictor of illness in adulthood. To date, no OCD psychotherapy trials have specifically focused on early childhood. Development of interventions for childhood onset OCD that address both developmental considerations and familial relationships is necessary.

Participants are randomly assigned to receive 12 sessions of either Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) or Relaxation Training (RT) over the course of 14 weeks. The CBT treatment is designed to lessen anxiety by addressing specific OCD symptoms. The relaxation intervention addresses generalized feelings of anxiety with the expectation that OCD symptoms may benefit indirectly. The clarity, completeness, acceptability, and feasibility of both interventions is assessed. A 3-month post-treatment follow-up is also conducted.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	5 Years to 8 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00055068

Locations

United States, Rhode Island
Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02903

Sponsors and Collaborators

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

More Information

Additional Information:

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No publications provided by National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Additional publications automatically indexed to this study by National Clinical Trials Identifier (NCT ID):

Freeman JB, Garcia AM, Coyne L, Ale C, Przeworski A, Himle M, Compton S, Leonard HL. Early childhood OCD: preliminary findings from a family-based cognitive-behavioral approach. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2008 May;47(5):593-602.

Study ID Numbers:	R21 MH60669, DSIR CT-S
Study First Received:	February 19, 2003
Last Updated:	February 21, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00055068 History of Changes
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Pathologic Processes
Disease
Anxiety Disorders
Mental Disorders
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on November 09, 2009