Using Personalized Assessments in the Treatment of Childhood OCD
Johns Hopkins University
Summary
The primary purpose of this study is to learn whether personalized assessment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) symptoms in childhood OCD using mobile health technology are feasible and acceptable for youth and parents. The investigators will also examine whether personalized cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) that is informed by personalized OCD assessments yields better clinical outcomes when compared to standard CBT for youth with OCD
Eligibility
- Age range
- 8–17 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: 1. be 8-17 years of age; 2. meet diagnostic criteria for a primary diagnosis of OCD on a structured clinical interview; 3. have moderate OCD severity as evidenced by a CY-BOCS total score of ≥16; 4. medication free and/or on a stable dose of medication 8 weeks prior to study participation; 5. be English speaking. Exclusion Criteria: 1. the presence of psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder, or autism spectrum disorders; 2. significant suicidal ideation that warrants medical intervention; 3. concurrent psychotherapy for OCD; 4. inability to complete scales, or attend visits…
Interventions
- OtherPersonalized Assessments
Personalized CBT will use individualized OCD symptom networks to guide CBT strategies to target central symptom nodes in contemporaneous networks.
- OtherStandard of Care
The standard CBT condition will use standard-of-care approaches to guide CBT strategies to target OCD symptoms.
Location
- Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineBaltimore, Maryland