Examining the Feasibility and Acceptability of Good Quality Intensive CBT for OCD and Good Quality Weekly CBT for OCD
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) focused on measuring Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Intensive therapy, Intensive treatment, Treatment Resistant
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Primary diagnosis of OCD (as confirmed by the administration of the Structured Clinical Interview for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th ed.) (DSM-IV) (SCID-I) .
- Participant identifies their main problem as OCD.
- Participant has not responded to one or more trials CBT
- Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (YBOCS) score of 16 or above.
- No change in psychotropic medication (if applicable) for at least 8 weeks prior to study entry. (If such a change has taken place there will be an option for the participant to take part once the medication has been stabilised).
- No intention to change psychotropic medication during the course of the trial
- Able to speak and read every day English
Exclusion Criteria:
- Severe psychiatric problem that requires separate treatment at an immediate basis and is linked to risk.
- Drug and/or alcohol dependence in last three months
- History of Psychosis or Bipolar Disorder
Sites / Locations
- Centre for Anxiety Disorders and Trauma (CADAT)
- Centre for Specialist Psychological Treatments of Anxiety and Related Problems (CSPTARP)
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Experimental
Active Comparator
No Intervention
Intensive Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Weekly Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Wait list
Intensive CBT (an average of 12-18 hours of CBT offered in an intensive format, delivered on 2-3 days per week over a period of 3 weeks)
Weekly CBT (an average of 12-18 hours of CBT delivered in 60-90 minute sessions on a weekly basis)
Wait list (3 months). Participants randomized to wait list will commence treatment after 3 months, in the treatment condition to which they are re-randomized (either Intensive or Weekly CBT).