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Videophone Administered Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

This study has been completed.
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University of South Florida
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00881465
First received: April 14, 2009
Last updated: May 15, 2015
Last verified: May 2015
History of Changes
April 14, 2009
May 15, 2015
March 2009
June 2010   (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Children's Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (CY-BOCS; Scahill et al., 1997). The CY-BOCS is a 10-item Semi-structured Measure of Obsession and Compulsion Severity Over the Previous Week. This Measure Will Serve as the Primary Outcome Index. [ Time Frame: within one week after treatment condition was concluded ]
Items on this scale are summed to arrive at a total score. Scores on this scale range from 0 to 40 with higher scores corresponding to worse symptom severity.
Children's Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (CY-BOCS; Scahill et al., 1997). The CY-BOCS is a 10-item Semi-structured Measure of Obsession and Compulsion Severity Over the Previous Week. This Measure Will Serve as the Primary Outcome Index. [ Time Frame: Screening, Baseline, Post-treatment, Follow-up at 3 months ]
Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00881465 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
  • Clinical Global Impression - Severity (CGI-S; National Institute of Mental Health, 1985). The CGI-S is a 7-point Clinician Rating of Severity of Psychopathology. [ Time Frame: within one week after treatment condition was concluded ]
    Scores on this scale range from 0 to 6 with higher scores corresponding to worse symptom severity.
  • Clinical Global Improvement (CGI; Guy, 1976). The CGI is a 7-point Rating of Treatment Response Anchored by 1 ("Very Much Improved) and 7 ("Very Much Worse"). [ Time Frame: within one week after treatment condition was concluded ]
    Scores on this scale range from 1 to 7. Scores of 1 (very much improved) and 2 (much improved) are grouped together to indicate if a participate has had a beneficial response to the interview. The data represents participants who had a beneficial response to the treatment condition. Scores of 3 (minimally improved), 4 (no change), 5 (minimally worse), 6 (much worse) and 7 (very much worse) are grouped together to indicate that a participant has not had a positive treatment response.
  • Clinical Global Impression - Severity (CGI-S; National Institute of Mental Health, 1985). The CGI-S is a 7-point Clinician Rating of Severity of Psychopathology. [ Time Frame: Screening, Baseline, Post-treatment, 3-month follow-up ]
  • Clinical Global Improvement (CGI; Guy, 1976). The CGI is a 7-point Rating of Treatment Response Anchored by 1 ("Very Much Improved) and 7 ("Very Much Worse"). [ Time Frame: Post-treatment, Follow-up ]
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Videophone Administered Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Videophone Administered Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Although cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is the most effective intervention for pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), many people do receive CBT initially. Given this, alternative ways of providing CBT need to be identified and tested. With this in mind, the proposed study examines the efficacy of a videophone based cognitive-behavioral intervention for youth with OCD. A total of 30 youth will be randomly assigned to either videophone administered CBT or an abbreviated wait-list control arm. Comprehensive assessments will be conducted by trained clinicians at relevant time-points to assess symptom severity and impairment.
Although cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is the most effective intervention for pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), many people do receive CBT initially due, in part, to the lack of trained providers and geographic barriers (e.g., distance to such providers). Rather, the majority of youth with OCD receive psychiatric medication alone or together with unproven forms of psychotherapy. While some serotonergic medications have demonstrated utility in pediatric OCD, side effects can be common, response rates are modest at best, and symptom remission is rare. Given this, alternative ways of providing CBT need to be identified and tested to increase the number of people with access to this form of treatment. With this in mind, the proposed study examines the efficacy of a videophone based cognitive-behavioral intervention for youth with OCD. A total of 30 youth will be randomly assigned to either videophone administered CBT or an abbreviated wait-list control arm. Cognitive-behavioral therapy will be based on a demonstrated effective treatment protocol, and adapted for videophone administration. Comprehensive assessments will be conducted by trained clinicians at relevant time-points (e.g., baseline, post-treatment, follow-up) to assess symptom severity and impairment. Should supporting data be found, videophone-administered CBT would have the potential to help many more families who would otherwise remain untreated or inadequately treated. On a societal level, evaluation and dissemination of telehealth interventions such as this will lessen costs related to sustained treatment and OCD related impairment.
Interventional
Phase 2
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
  • Behavioral: Cognitive-behavioral therapy
    Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. The psychotherapy protocol will include 14 90-minute sessions of videophone administered CBT over 12 weeks.
  • Behavioral: Wait-list control
    Waitlist Control. The participant and his/her parents will be instructed to not obtain treatment outside of the protocol or make medication changes/additions. This will be assessed through interview at the Post-Waitlist assessment.
  • Experimental: Cognitive-behavioral therapy
    Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. The psychotherapy protocol will include 14 90-minute sessions of videophone administered CBT over 12 weeks. The first session will be held face-to-face to foster rapport. Sessions 1-4 will be held twice weekly; thereafter sessions will be held weekly. Sessions 1-3 are devoted to psychoeducation, treatment discussion, and hierarchy development. Sessions 4-10 involve CBT exercises specific to each youth.
    Intervention: Behavioral: Cognitive-behavioral therapy
  • Placebo Comparator: Waitlist
    Waitlist Control. The participant and his/her parents will be instructed to not obtain treatment outside of the protocol or make medication changes/additions. This will be assessed through interview at the Post-Waitlist assessment.
    Intervention: Behavioral: Wait-list control
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Completed
31
June 2010
June 2010   (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Principal diagnosis of OCD on the ADIS-IV-C/P and CY-BOCS Total Score ≥ 16
  • No change in psychotropic medication (if applicable) for at least 8 weeks prior to study entry
  • 7 to 17 years old
  • Availability of at least one parent to accompany the child to all assessment sessions and be present for videophone sessions
  • Have a computer within their home

Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of and/or current psychosis, autism, bipolar disorder, or current suicidality
  • Principal diagnosis other than OCD
  • A positive diagnosis in the caregiver of mental retardation, psychosis, or other psychiatric disorders or conditions that would limit their ability to understand CBT (based on clinical interview)
  • The child requires a higher level of psychiatric and/or medical care (e.g., inpatient hospitalization)
  • Child receptive vocabulary < 80.
Sexes Eligible for Study: All
7 Years to 17 Years   (Child)
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United States
 
 
NCT00881465
USF-09-0155
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Eric Storch, Ph.D., University of South Florida
University of South Florida
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Principal Investigator: Eric Storch, Ph.D. University of South Florida
University of South Florida
May 2015

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