Short and Intensive Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
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In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Short and Intensive Treatment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Basic parameters: 8 years — 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Switzerland
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Short and Intensive Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - A Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of an Intensive Treatment Week: "A Future Without Constraint"
Overview
Obsessive-compulsive disorders are very damaging illnesses; they can already appear in childhood and adolescence and become extremely chronic. With an average prevalence from 1-3%, they are among the most common psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents. 40% of diagnosed children and young adults display persistent and increasingly chronic symptoms and O-C disorders are highly complex syndromes with broadly varying manifestations. They arise from obsessive thoughts (ideas/thoughts or impulses, often senseless or tortured, that impose themselves or intrude) and obsessive behavior (ritualized patterns that must be frequently repeated).
Interventions
- Behavioral Short and Intensive Treatment
Intensive Treatment Week with behavioural psychotherapy
Primary outcome measures
- Symptoms severity of obsessive and compulsive symptoms in children and adolescents [Time frame: 12 months]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder diagnosis
- Male and female patients from 8-18 years
- Good German language speaking skills
- IQ of at least 75
- At least four days' participation in the treatment/therapy week
- Written agreement after clear explanation
Exclusion criteria
\- No complete participation in the intensive week treatment/therapy
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- N/A
- Model
- Single group
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Switzerland · 1 center
- Psychiatric University Clinics, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry — Zurich
Identifiers
NCT: NCT04730011 · KJPP 2020-02053