Neural Mechanisms of Obsessive-compulsive Disorder (OCD) Treatment Failure

NCT ID: NCT05520398

Last Updated: 2024-12-19

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

90 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-11-10

Study Completion Date

2025-12-31

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study is to understand why patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) fail in therapy.

To understand the neural mechanisms involved in exposure therapy that support success and clinical improvement in order to improve therapy outcomes for OCD patients.

Detailed Description

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A course of therapy is recommended for individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). It is usually a type of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) with exposure and response prevention (ERP).

In this study the investigators assess patients pre-therapy and post-therapy evaluating symptom severity (measured by the Y-BOCS) and decision-making (measured by online questionnaires and computer-based behavioural tasks).

To examine how decisions are formed in patients undergoing OCD CBT, how behaviour changes after a non-pharmacological therapy module and how it is associated to the alleviation of OCD symptoms.

The study, which will recruit 90 patients, is based at University College London - Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging. This study is a part of the Cognitive and Neural Networks in Psychiatry (CNNP) study.

Conditions

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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
* Fluent in written and spoken English
* Normal/corrected to normal vision
* Expecting to start OCD therapy

Exclusion Criteria

* Autism spectrum disorder, psychosis, schizophrenia, addiction, substance abuse, bipolar, hoarding, or Tourette disorder
* Hearing conditions: tinnitus, ear inflammation, hearing sensitivity, hearing loss, requires hearing aids
* Colour blindness
* Severe learning disabilities
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

55 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University College, London

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Tobias Hauser, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University College, London

Locations

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Max Planck UCL Centre for Computational Psychiatry and Ageing Research

London, , United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United Kingdom

Central Contacts

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Tricia Seow, PhD

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +44-(0)203-1087538

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Karen Hoang, MSc

Role: primary

Tricia Seow, PhD

Role: backup

Other Identifiers

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15/0541

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id