ERP Plus Improv Group Therapy for OCD (IMPROVE Study)

NCT ID: NCT06265233

Last Updated: 2025-05-28

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

7 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-11-19

Study Completion Date

2025-04-18

Brief Summary

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The goal of this study is to pilot test a novel group therapy intervention for adults with OCD.

Detailed Description

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The intervention will incorporate exposure and response prevention (ERP) with improvisational comedy ("improv") activities. ERP is the gold-standard treatment for OCD. Improv comedy is a type of theater in which actors perform without a script. This study aims to evaluate whether the intervention is helpful for reducing OCD symptoms and intolerance of uncertainty (a mechanism maintaining OCD). It will also explore whether the intervention is feasible and acceptable.

During the group therapy sessions, participants will engage with improv comedy exercises that have been adapted to function as exposures for different types of OCD. Participants will:

* attend an ERP + improv group therapy intervention (90-minute sessions for 12 weeks)
* complete homework in-between sessions
* answer questions
* complete questionnaires.

Conditions

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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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ERP combined with Improv Group Therapy

Participants will attend 90-minute ERP + improv group therapy sessions for 12 consecutive weeks. They will also complete homework between sessions, answer questions, and complete questionnaires.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Group Improv sessions

Intervention Type OTHER

Therapist-led 90-minute exposure and response prevention (ERP) combined with improv sessions.

Group Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) Therapy

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Therapist-led 90-minute exposure and response prevention (ERP) combined with improv sessions.

Interventions

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Group Improv sessions

Therapist-led 90-minute exposure and response prevention (ERP) combined with improv sessions.

Intervention Type OTHER

Group Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) Therapy

Therapist-led 90-minute exposure and response prevention (ERP) combined with improv sessions.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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Improv Comedy ERP

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* At least 18 years of age
* Ability to speak and understand English
* Clinical diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

Exclusion Criteria

* Current active suicidality
* Medical or psychiatric illness that could interfere with study participation
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Stanford University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Carolyn Rodriguez

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Carolyn Rodriguez, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Stanford University

Locations

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401 Quarry

Stanford, California, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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69668

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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