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NCT Number: NCT06647589

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Religious OCD

The purpose of the study is to examine the effects and feasibility of a specific form of psychotherapy, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), on religiously oriented obsessive and compulsive disorder (OCD).

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • 18 years old
  • Meet cutoff scores for scrupulosity

Exclusion criteria

  • Presence of psychotic symptoms within six months of screening
  • Current suicidal/homicidal plan/intent and/or a suicide/homicide attempt within 6 months of screening
  • Non-suicidal self-injury within 6 months of screening
  • Narcotics use within 3 months of screening
  • Purging/restricting behavior within 3 months of screening.

Treatment and study plan

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Behavioral

participants will then receive ACT-based individual therapy weekly for twelve weeks.

Primary outcomes

  1. Scrupulosity Obsessions and Compulsions Scale

    Time frame: At baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks, and post-intervention (12 weeks)

    The Scrupulosity Obsessions and Compulsions Scale (SOCS) is a 10-item scale that asks participants how often they experience religious OCD obsessions and compulsions. The questions are asked on a scale ranging from 0 (Very Rarely) to 5 (Very Often).

  2. Experiential Avoidance Rating Scale

    Time frame: At baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks, and post-intervention (12 weeks)

    The Experiential Avoidance Rating Scale (EARS) is a 6-item scale that asks participants how true statements about avoiding experiences are for them. The questions are asked on a scale ranging from 1 (Never True) to 5 (Very Often True).

Secondary outcomes

  1. Centrality of Religiosity Scale - Interreligious 20

    Time frame: Pre and post intervention which in general lasts 12 weeks

    The Centrality of Religiosity Scale - Interreligious 20 (CRSi-20) is a 20-item scale assessing religiosity across 5 dimensions (Intellect, Ideology, Public practice, Private practice, Experience). The questions are asked on scales ranging from Never to Several times a day, Never to Very often, and Not at all to Very much so.

  2. Yale-Brown Obsessive and Compulsive Scale - Self Report

    Time frame: Pre and post intervention which in general lasts 12 weeks

    The Yale-Brown Obsessive and Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) is a 12-item scale that asks participants whether they experience various OCD obsessions and compulsions. Participants are then asked how much time is spent on these obsessions and compulsions, whether they give in to the urge to perform compulsions, how strong the drive is to give in to compulsions, how they would feel if they were prevented from engaging in compulsions, and how much the compulsions and avoidance of compulsions interfere with their functioning.

  3. Patient Health Questionnaire - 9

    Time frame: Pre and post intervention which in general lasts 12 weeks

    The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) is a 9-item scale that asks participants how often they have been bothered by aspects of depressive symptoms. The questions are asked on a scale ranging from 0 (Not at all) to 5 (Nearly every day).

  4. Generalized Anxiety Disorder - 7

    Time frame: Pre and post intervention which in general lasts 12 weeks

    The Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7) is a 7-item scale that asks participants how often they have been bothered by statements capturing aspects of anxiety. The questions are asked on a scale ranging from 0 (Not at all) to 3 (Nearly every day).

  5. The Intrinsic Spirituality Scale

    Time frame: Pre and post intervention which in general lasts 12 weeks

    The Intrinsic Spirituality Scale is a 6-item scale that asks participants about aspects of their spirituality.

  6. Psy-Flex

    Time frame: Pre and post intervention which in general lasts 12 weeks

    The Psyflex questionnaire is a 6-item scale that measures aspects of psychological flexibility. The questions are asked on a scale ranging from very seldom to often.

  7. Almost Perfect Scale - Revised

    Time frame: Pre and post intervention which in general lasts 12 weeks

    The Almost Perfect Scale - Revised is a 23-item scale that asks participants their agreement on items capturing perfectionism. The questions are asked on a scale ranging from 1 (Strongly disagree) to 7 (Strongly agree).

  8. The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test

    Time frame: Pre and post intervention which in general lasts 12 weeks

    The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) is a 10-item scale that asks participants about their alcohol consumption.

  9. National Institute on Drug Abuse Screener

    Time frame: Pre and post intervention which in general lasts 12 weeks

    National Institute on Drug Abuse Screener (NIDA) is a 1-item scale that asks participants how often they use a variety of substances. The questions are asked on a scale ranging from Never to Daily or Almost Daily.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

David Johnson

CONTACT

[email protected]

8013891733

Nicholas Borgogna, PhD

CONTACT

[email protected]

7579693677

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Efficacy of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Religiously Oriented Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Oct 18, 2024
Registry last updated
Mar 19, 2026

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