Status:
COMPLETED
Family Based Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Preschoolers With Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Lead Sponsor:
University of South Florida
Conditions:
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Eligibility:
All Genders
3-8 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this research study is to further investigate how well cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy works to reduce obsessive-compulsive symptoms in young children with obsessive-compulsive disor...
Detailed Description
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for OCD includes several core therapeutic elements including establishment of treatment goals, assigned homework, operant conditioning paradigms (the putative mechanism fo...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Meets DSM-IV-TR for a primary diagnosis of OCD
- Minimum score of 8 on the CYBOCS compulsion scale
- Peabody Picture Vocabulary IV score of 80
- Able to attend biweekly appointments with a parent/guardian
- English Speaking
Exclusion
- Current clinically significant suicidality
- engaged in suicidal behaviors within 6 months
- Peabody Picture Vocabulary IV score of 80
- Any change in established psychotropic medication (e.g., antidepressants, anxiolytics) within 4 weeks before study enrollment, any change in antipsychotics within 3 weeks prior to the screening assessment, any change in Prozac or Straterra within 6 weeks of study enrollment, and any change in alpha-2 agonists or stimulants within 1 week of study enrollment.
- Lifetime DSM-IV bipolar, schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorders; or Substance abuse in past 6 months.
- Absence of language
- Formal diagnosis of mental retardation or an autism spectrum disorder
- Unwillingness of parents to make the commitment to accompany their child for multiple study visits, unwillingness to take part in randomization, inability to attend sessions twice weekly as therapist availability allows, inability to attend assessment visits.
- Presence of a significant and/or unstable medical illness which might lead to hospitalization during the study.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
31 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01447966
Start Date
May 1 2011
End Date
March 1 2014
Last Update
March 26 2014
Active Locations (1)
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University of South Florida - Rothman Center for Neuropsychiatry
St. Petersburg, Florida, United States, 33701