An OCD Prevention Programme for at Risk Adults (ØCD)

Babes-Bolyai University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Treatments: Behavioral: Prevention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06262464

17.361/ 07.12.2023

Details and patient eligibility

About

The main purpose of this randomised clinical trial is to test the efficacy of a prevention program for adult who are at risk of developing OCD, thus constituting a form of tertiary prevention.

Full description

After being informed about the study and giving written informed consent, all eligible participants will be randomised into the experimental group or the control group (TAU). Participants will be blind to the group allocation.

The experimental group will undergo a two weeks OCD prevention program, consisting of three group sessions per week.

The control group will not receive any intervention.

Researchers will compare the experimental group to the control group to test wether the prevention programme is efficient in reducing OCD symptomatology.

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• age over 18

Exclusion criteria

• clinically diagnosed OCD
• current psychiatric/psychotherapeutic treatment
• personality disorder diagnosis
• suicidal ideation

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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200 participants in 2 patient groups

Prevention

Experimental group

Description:

6 group, online sessions over two weeks. A prevention program using cognitive and behavioral strategies to reduce OCD risk factors and related symptoms.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Prevention

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Treatment as Usual