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Family Involvement in CBGT of OCD: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Led by University Hospital, Ghent · Updated on 2024-09-19
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Participants Needed
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Research Sites
330 weeks
Total Duration
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What this Trial Is About
With a lifetime prevalence of 1-3% Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a chronic and disabling psychiatric disorder with considerable burden for the individual and society. Cognitive-behavioural group therapy (CBGT) is effective in reducing the intensity of OCD symptoms and it improves the OCD patient's quality of life. There is also growing evidence that family accommodation (FA) maintains and/or facilitates OCD symptoms, reinforces fear and avoidance behaviours in patients with OCD and is associated with family burden. Considering the promising results of involvement of family in CBGT on OCD symptoms and FA, the current study aims at investigating the effects of the involvement of the family in a 12-week CBGT protocol on the OCD symptoms, FA, burden, QOL, anxiety and depressive symptoms in OCD patients and their live-in relatives. Eighty patients with OCD and their live-in family members (partner, parent, sibling, …) between 18-65 years old will be included in this randomized controlled trial. Patients and family members will be randomly assigned to CBGT with the involvement of family or to CBGT without involvement of family. The primary goal of this study is to evaluate the effects of the involvement of live-in family members during a 12-week CBGT on OCD symptomatology and family accommodation during a 12-month follow-up period. In a secondary stage, we will explore whether the involvement of live-in family members during a 12-week CBGT will ameliorate anxiety and depressive symptoms, QOL, family functioning and burden in the patients and their live-in family.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Family Involvement in CBGT of OCD: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- OCD patient has a Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) score of at least 16
- Patient and family member are fluent in Dutch
- Both patient and family member are willing to attend all treatment sessions together
- Patient is between 18 and 65 years old
- Patient has a diagnosis of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
You will not qualify if you...
- Current severe suicidality
- Current substance abuse
- Presence of psychotic symptoms
- OCD treated with deep brain stimulation
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
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Ghent University Hospital
Ghent, Belgium, 9000
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Research Team
H
Hannelore LN Tandt, MD
CONTACT
G
Gilbert MD Lemmens, MD, PhD
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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