Internet Delivered CBT for Olfactory Reference Syndrome

Volen Ivanov

Status: Completed

Conditions: Olfactory Reference Syndrome

Treatments: Behavioral: Cognitive behavioral therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03846076

2019-00775

Details and patient eligibility

About

The primary aim of the study is to test the feasibility and efficacy of, a manual based, Internet-delivered, cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) for patients with Olfactory Reference Syndrome (ORS) who live in Sweden. The secondary aim is to investigate smell sensitivity and body odor in these ORS-patients.

Enrollment: 15 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Primary diagnosis of ORS
• Outpatients
• Male or female
• Signed informed consent
• Have regular access to a computer with Internet access and skills to use the web

Exclusion criteria

• Not able to read or understand the basics of the ICBT self-help material
• Psychotropic medication changes within two months prior to treatment
• Completed CBT for ORS within last 12 months
• Ongoing substance dependence or misuse
• Lifetime bipolar disorder or psychosis
• Suicidal ideation
• Axis II diagnosis that could jeopardize treatment participation
• Serious physical illness that will be an obstacle in ICBT
• Other ongoing psychological treatments that could affect ORS symptoms
• Epilepsia

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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15 participants in 1 patient group

Internet-delivered CBT

Experimental group

Description:

10 weeks of CBT delivered via the Internet.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Cognitive behavioral therapy