Study on the Efficacy Mechanism of Natural Psychotherapy for Neurosis

Beijing HuiLongGuan Hospital

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Treatments: Behavioral: Natural Psychotherapy; Behavioral: Mental Health Education

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05552014

CASPsy5

Details and patient eligibility

About

explore objective indicators of the efficacy of natural psychotherapy in the treatment of disorders such as obsessive-compulsive disorder

Full description

1. To evaluate the cognitive function, Cognitive control, emotion and other aspects of neurosis patients, and to understand and master the cognitive behavior indicators of this population.
2. Investigate the pathological mechanism of neurotic patients from the aspects of EEG/fMRI and biology.
3. To investigate the therapeutic effect of natural psychotherapy on cognitive impairment and related mood, sleep and symptom intervention in neurotic patients. In order to achieve the symptoms of neurosis patients, cognitive impairment and related mood and sleep intervention and promotion, while providing a scientific basis for neurosis rehabilitation.

Enrollment: 80 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 15 to 50 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• were between 16 and 55 years old;
• were diagnosed with OCD by an experienced psychiatrist utilizing the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 (SCID);
• had an illness duration of at least 12 months;
• were able to participate in the entire trial and face-to-face on-site assessment

Exclusion criteria

• pregnant or breastfeeding;
• suffered from organic brain diseases or severe physical illness;
• had a history of substance or alcohol abuse
• were at high risk of suicide

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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80 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Natural Psychotherapy

Active Comparator group

Description:

Intervention using natural psychotherapy for OCD patients for two to three hours once a week for eight weeks

Treatment:

Behavioral: Natural Psychotherapy

Mental Health Education

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Mental health education was given to another group of OCD patients for two hours once a week for eight weeks

Treatment:

Behavioral: Mental Health Education