University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States
Location status: Recruiting
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David Johnson, MA
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Nicholas Borgogna, PhD
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NCT Number: NCT06647589
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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Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States
Location status: Recruiting
David Johnson, MA
CONTACT
Nicholas Borgogna, PhD
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Healthy volunteers accepted: No
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participants will then receive ACT-based individual therapy weekly for twelve weeks.
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).
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).
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.
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.
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).
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).
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.
David Johnson
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Nicholas Borgogna, PhD
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University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Efficacy of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Religiously Oriented Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
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