RECRUITINGINTERVENTIONAL
Using Personalized Assessments in the Treatment of Childhood OCD
About This Trial
The primary purpose of this study is to learn whether personalized assessment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) symptoms in childhood OCD using mobile health technology are feasible and acceptable for youth and parents. The investigators will also examine whether personalized cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) that is informed by personalized OCD assessments yields better clinical outcomes when compared to standard CBT for youth with OCD
Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)
Who May Qualify:
1. be 8-17 years of age;
2. meet diagnostic criteria for a primary diagnosis of OCD on a structured clinical interview;
3. have moderate OCD severity as evidenced by a CY-BOCS total score of ≥16;
4. medication free and/or on a stable dose of medication 8 weeks prior to study participation;
5. be English speaking.
Who Should NOT Join This Trial:
1. the presence of psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder, or autism spectrum disorders;
2. significant suicidal ideation that warrants medical intervention;
3. concurrent psychotherapy for OCD;
4. inability to complete scales, or attend visits.
Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.
Original Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria:
1. be 8-17 years of age;
2. meet diagnostic criteria for a primary diagnosis of OCD on a structured clinical interview;
3. have moderate OCD severity as evidenced by a CY-BOCS total score of ≥16;
4. medication free and/or on a stable dose of medication 8 weeks prior to study participation;
5. be English speaking.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. the presence of psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder, or autism spectrum disorders;
2. significant suicidal ideation that warrants medical intervention;
3. concurrent psychotherapy for OCD;
4. inability to complete scales, or attend visits.
Treatments Being Tested
OTHER
Personalized Assessments
Personalized CBT will use individualized OCD symptom networks to guide CBT strategies to target central symptom nodes in contemporaneous networks.
OTHER
Standard of Care
The standard CBT condition will use standard-of-care approaches to guide CBT strategies to target OCD symptoms.
Locations (1)
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland, United States