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Behavioural Intervention

Cognitive Control Training for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

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Recruiting

Research Sponsored by Columbia University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Ages between 8 and 12 years

Be younger than 18 years old

Must not have

Females who are pregnant or nursing

Active suicidal ideation

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up baseline, 2-week follow-up (mid-training), and 4-week follow-up (post-training)

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial tests a video game-like program that helps kids with OCD by improving their focus, impulse control, and memory. They'll take scans and follow-up with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for children aged 8-12 with clinically significant OCD as their main issue, not on medication or psychotherapy for OCD. They must meet specific criteria and have a score of ≥16 on the C-YBOCS scale. Kids can't join if they're pregnant, nursing, use illicit drugs, have metal implants/braces, major depression or other serious mental disorders, suicidal thoughts, major medical issues or an IQ <80.

What is being tested?

The study tests a game-like cognitive control training program (CT) using iPad games to improve attention and memory in young children with OCD. Over four weeks at home followed by MRI scans and standard Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), it aims to see if CT helps reduce symptoms and enhance response to CBT.

What are the potential side effects?

Since this intervention involves cognitive exercises through games without medication involved, no direct physical side effects are expected from the CT itself. However, stress or frustration may occur due to challenging tasks within the games.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I am between 8 and 12 years old.

Exclusion Criteria

You may be eligible for the trial if you check “No” for criteria below:

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I am not pregnant or nursing.

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I am currently having thoughts about harming myself.

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I do not have any major medical issues like uncontrolled high blood pressure or seizures.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline, 2-week follow-up (mid-training), and 4-week follow-up (post-training)

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline, 2-week follow-up (mid-training), and 4-week follow-up (post-training)

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, 2-week follow-up (mid-training), and 4-week follow-up (post-training) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

1Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Cognitive Training for Obsessive-Compulsive DisorderExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

This is an open-label, one-arm study. Children who meet DSM-V diagnostic criteria for OCD and have clinically significant obsessive-compulsive symptoms (CY-BOCS score\>16) will complete 4-weeks of at-home cognitive training.

0 / 4Eligibility criteria met