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NCT Number: NCT03571464

Study of the Efficacy of GGRO: a Novel Cognitive Training App

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of GGRO reducing OCD related maladaptive beliefs and OCD symptoms. Specifically, a randomized controlled trial with crossover design was carried out in non-clinical population to assess pre-post changes in levels of OCD-related maladaptive beliefs and OCD symptoms, including relationship OCD (ROCD) symptoms, self-esteem, and depressive symptoms following 15 days of using GGRO.

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Key information

Conditions

Obsessive Thoughts Anxiety Disorders Mental Disorders Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

About this study

The implementation of Information and Communication Technologies in the treatment or prevention of OCD symptoms has been significantly lower compared to with its application in other anxiety disorders.

Recently, an exploratory study evaluated a brief, game-like, training exercise for challenging OCD-beliefs delivered via a mobile application platform named GGRO. However, more studies are needed to test the efficacy.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Being a Spanish at native level, and having a mobile device capable of installing the application GGRO

Exclusion criteria

  • None

Treatment and study plan

GGRO Mobile App

Device

GGRO was designed to challenge maladaptive beliefs that underlie common OCD symptoms (e.g., contamination, repugnant thoughts) as well as relationships obsessions. Users are presented with 'blocks' featuring statements such as "I take things as they come" or "Everything can end in a catastrophe". Users then have to respond to these statements by either pulling 'blocks' towards themselves (i.e., downwards) or throwing the blocks away from themselves (i.e., rejecting them upwards).

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in obsessive beliefs

    Time frame: 15 days

    Score change in obsessive compulsive maladaptive beliefs measured by the short form of the Obsessive Beliefs Questionnaire (OBQ-20). Total score is computed as a mean of the 20 items, ranging from 1 "disagree very much" to 7 "agree very much". Higher scores indicate the person has more obsessive beliefs.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change in obsessive compulsive symptoms

    Time frame: 15 days

    Score change in obsessive-compulsive symptoms measured by the Obsessive Compulsive Inventory- Revised version (OCI-R). Total score is computed as a mean of the 18 items, ranging from 0 "not at all" to 4 "Extremely". Higher scores indicate a greater presence of obsessive-compulsive symptoms.

  2. Change in depression symptoms

    Time frame: 15 days

    Score change in depression symptoms measured by Depression, Anxiety and Stres Scale (DASS). The depression scale is composed by the mean of 7 items, ranging from 0 "did not apply to me at all" to 3 "applied to me very much, or most of the time". Higher scores indicate a greater presence of obsessive -compulsive symptoms.

  3. Change in Self-Esteem

    Time frame: 15 days

    Change in score of Single Ítem Self Esteem Scale (SISE). Self-Esteem is measured with this single item ranging from 1 "not very true for me" to 9 "very true for me". Higher scores indicates a higher Self-Esteem.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Valencia

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Can Brief, Daily Training Using a Mobile Applications Help Change Maladaptive Beliefs? A Cross-over Randomized-control Study Evaluating the Efficacy of GGRO in Reducing Maladaptive Beliefs and Obsessive-compulsive Symptoms

Acronym: GGRO

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2017
First posted
Jun 27, 2018
Registry last updated
Jun 29, 2018

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