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Approach avoidance training for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA
Targeting 2 different conditionsApproach avoidance training +3 moreN/ARecruitingResearch Sponsored by Mclean Hospital

Study Summary

This trial will examine if CBM-I or AAT is an effective addition to treatment as usual for OCD and related disorders.

Eligible Conditions
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~weeks 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and weeks 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4 for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Change in Average Score on Obsessive Beliefs Questionnaire
Secondary outcome measures
Change in Average Score on Behavioral Inhibition/Behavioral Activation Scales
Change in Average Score on Depressive Symptom Index Suicidality Subscale. There are 4 items scored from 0-3 with greater numbers indicating greater severity.
Change in Average Score on Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale
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Trial Design

4Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Placebo Group
Group I: Cognitive bias modification with treatment as usualExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants in this group will receive usual treatment in the program and 8 sessions of a computerized cognitive training targeting interpretation bias
Group II: Approach avoidance training with treatment as usualExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants in this group will receive usual treatment in the program and 8 sessions of a computerized cognitive training targeting automatic approach tendencies
Group III: Psychoeducation with treatment as usualPlacebo Group1 Intervention
Participants in this group will receive usual treatment in the program and 8 sessions of psychoeducation
Group IV: Inactive sham approach avoidance trainingPlacebo Group1 Intervention
Participants in this group will receive usual treatment in the program and 8 sessions of a sham approach avoidance training

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Mclean HospitalLead Sponsor
201 Previous Clinical Trials
16,695 Total Patients Enrolled
8 Trials studying Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
243 Patients Enrolled for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Media Library

Approach avoidance training Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT03799419 — N/A
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Research Study Groups: Psychoeducation with treatment as usual, Cognitive bias modification with treatment as usual, Inactive sham approach avoidance training, Approach avoidance training with treatment as usual
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Clinical Trial 2023: Approach avoidance training Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT03799419 — N/A
Approach avoidance training 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT03799419 — N/A

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Recent research and studies
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Cognitive Bias Modification for OCD
Martha J Falkenstein 2019. "Cognitive Bias Modification for OCD". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03799419.
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