Behavior Therapy for Children and Adolescents With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
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Official title
Behavior Therapy for Childhood OCD
Brief summary
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The purpose of this study is to evaluate a behavioral treatment program for children and adolescents with OCD and their families. Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) behavior therapy, in which the patient is gradually exposed to the object or situation that causes anxiety and is taught to refrain from responding in a compulsive manner, is combined with family counseling (Family Treatment Program). This treatment will be compared to Relaxation Training (RT). OCD is a long-term, often disabling disorder that can cause significant family disruption. ERP is a promising treatment for children with OCD, and it is thought that family participation (through the Family Treatment Program) may be a helpful addition. RT is a common treatment for anxiety. Patients are assigned randomly (like tossing a coin) to receive either the ERP/Family Treatment Program or RT. Both treatments will be delivered over 12 90-minute outpatient sessions to youngsters and their families. All participants (patients and family members) will be assessed for treatment response each month during treatment, after treatment is finished, and then at 2 follow-up visits over the following 6 months. A child/adolescent may be eligible for this study if he/she: Has obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), is medication-free, and is 8 to 17 years old.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00000386
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Enrollment
- Not listed
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- Exposure and Response Prevention Behavioral
- Family Treatment Program Behavioral
- Relaxation Training Behavioral
- Behavior therapy Behavioral
- Family Counseling Behavioral
Behavioral
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 8 Years to 17 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Nov 30, 1998
- Primary completion
- Not listed
- Completion
- Oct 31, 2003
- Last update posted
- Feb 11, 2008
1998 – 2003
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Univ. of California / Los Angeles / Neuropsychiatric Inst. | Los Angeles | California | 90024-1759 | — |
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