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Psychotherapy Intervention EvaluationNCT02973932

iCBT for Children and Adolescents With Obsessive-compulsive Disorder

A study testing Cognitive-bahavioral psychotherapy in people with Psychotherapy Intervention Evaluation, run by University Hospital Tuebingen.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

Internet-based psychotherapy for children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive symptoms and an age of 7 to 17 years. Sessions are verified with teleconferencing with an psychotherapist, children and their parents. The psychotherapy is supported by an App and a wristband to obtain psychophysiological data. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 7 to 17 years
Conditions the study is for
Psychotherapy Intervention Evaluation
What is being tested?
Cognitive-bahavioral psychotherapy
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
20 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Nov 2016to Nov 2017
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 7 to 17 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • Children and adolescents (ages 7-17) with a primary DSM-5 obsessive-compulsive disorder and at least 1 primary caretaker
  • German-speaking (child \& caretakers)
  • Family home equipped with broadband connection and appropriate computer, monitor, HD webcam, and speaker and smart phone

Who cannot join

  • IQ below 70
  • A psychiatric comorbidity that makes participation clinically inappropriate (for example, primary anorexia nervosa), depression with suicidality that requires acute treatment, and psychosis

Trial locations and contacts

No sites are listed yet.

About this study

Official title: Internet-based Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy for Children and Adolescents With Obsessive-compulsive Disorder

Internet-based psychotherapy for children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive symptoms and an age of 7 to 17 years. Sessions are verified with teleconferencing with an psychotherapist, children and their parents. The psychotherapy is supported by an App and a wristband to obtain psychophysiological data.

Being tested
Cognitive-bahavioral psychotherapy
Keywords
cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy, obsessive-compulsive disorder, internet-based
Medical subject headings
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Cognitive-bahavioral psychotherapyBehavioural

Study groups in NCT02973932
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Internet-based psychotherapyExperimentalNot described
Receives: Behavioral: Cognitive-bahavioral psychotherapy

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. The Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children Present and Lifetime Version (K-SADS-PL)

    Measured: beginning of the study and end therapy (about 16 weeks)

  2. The Children's Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (CY-BOCS)

    Measured: beginning of the study and end therapy (about 16 weeks)

  3. Children's Global Assessment Scale (CGAS)

    Measured: beginning of the study and end therapy (about 16 weeks)

  4. Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL)

    Measured: beginning of the study and end therapy (about 16 weeks)

  5. Questionnaire for Measuring Health-Related Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents (KINDL)

    Measured: beginning of the study and end therapy (about 16 weeks)

  6. Impairment by OCD symptoms

    assessed by App

    Measured: Every day throughout the therapy process (14 weeks)

  7. Extend of avoidance behavior

    assessed by App

    Measured: Every day throughout the therapy process (14 weeks)

  8. Daily mood

    assessed by App

    Measured: Every day throughout the therapy process (14 weeks)

  9. How the day was

    assessed by App

    Measured: Every day throughout the therapy process (14 weeks)

  10. How strong OCD is

    assessed by App

    Measured: Every week throughout the therapy process (14 weeks)

  11. How Every week throughout the therapy processgood e progress was with specific treatment goals

    assessed by App

    Measured: Every week throughout the therapy process (14 weeks)

  12. Anxiety ratings during exposures

    assessed by App

    Measured: Every week three days beginning with session 4 up to 14

  13. Heart rate variability

    assessed with wristband

    Measured: Every day throughout the therapy (14 weeks)

  14. Skin conductance level

    assessed with wristband

    Measured: Every day throughout the therapy (14 weeks)

  15. Body temperature

    assessed with wristband

    Measured: Every day throughout the therapy (14 weeks)

  16. Body movements

    assessed with wristband

    Measured: Every day throughout the therapy (14 weeks)

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted28 Nov 2016 (estimated)
  2. Study startNov 2016
  3. Primary completionNov 2017 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
20 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02973932
Sponsor's protocol ID
F.1331477
Status last verified
Nov 2016
First submitted
7 Nov 2016
Last updated
28 Nov 2016
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Cognitive-bahavioral psychotherapy in people with Psychotherapy Intervention Evaluation, run by University Hospital Tuebingen.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 28 Nov 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Annette Conzelmann, PhD (004970712987513, annette.conzelmann@med.uni-tuebingen.de), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

The Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children Present and Lifetime Version (K-SADS-PL) (time frame: beginning of the study and end therapy (about 16 weeks)). The study lists 16 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 28 Nov 2016.

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