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NCT Number: NCT04730011

Short and Intensive Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Obsessive-compulsive disorders are very damaging illnesses; they can already appear in childhood and adolescence and become extremely chronic. With an average prevalence from 1-3%, they are among the most common psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents. 40% of diagnosed children and young adults display persistent and increasingly chronic symptoms and O-C disorders are highly complex syndromes with broadly varying manifestations. They arise from obsessive thoughts (ideas/thoughts or impulses, often senseless or tortured, that impose themselves or intrude) and obsessive behavior (ritualized patterns that must be frequently repeated).

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Key information

Conditions

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Anxiety Disorders Mental Disorders

Age range

8 year–18 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Psychiatric University Clinics, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Zurich, Canton of Zurich, 8032, Switzerland

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Susanne Walitza, Prof. Dr. med. Dipl.-Psych.

CONTACT

[email protected]

+41 43 499 26 26

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder diagnosis
  • Male and female patients from 8-18 years
  • Good German language speaking skills
  • IQ of at least 75
  • At least four days' participation in the treatment/therapy week
  • Written agreement after clear explanation

Exclusion criteria

  • No complete participation in the intensive week treatment/therapy

Treatment and study plan

Short and Intensive Treatment

Behavioral

Intensive Treatment Week with behavioural psychotherapy

Primary outcomes

  1. Symptoms severity of obsessive and compulsive symptoms in children and adolescents

    Time frame: 12 months

    The clinician-report questionnaire (BY-BOCS) contains 19 items designed to assess severity of obsessive and compulsive symptoms in children and adolescents.The test uses a 4-point scale to rate the severity of their obsessive compulsive behaviors. Higher score means a worse outcome.

Study contacts

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

Susanne Walitza, Prof. Dr. med. Dipl.-Psych.

CONTACT

[email protected]

+41 (0)43 499 26 26

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Susanne Walitza

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Short and Intensive Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - A Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of an Intensive Treatment Week: "A Future Without Constraint"

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2028
Study completion
2028
First posted
Jan 29, 2021
Registry last updated
May 13, 2025

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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