Interpretation Bias as a Mechanism of Treatment Response in OCD

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorMclean Hospital

About this trial

This study will conduct a randomized controlled trial of Cognitive Bias Modification for Interpretation (CBM-I) as an augmentation to treatment as usual for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). CBM-I is a digital intervention designed to directly manipulate interpretation bias through repeated practice on a training task, thereby inducing cognitive changes in a relatively automatic or implicit manner. Specifically, this study will examine the feasibility, acceptability, and clinical outcomes associated with CBM-I.

Adults with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) will be recruited from a treatment program for this disorder and participants will be randomly assigned to either receive: 1) up to 12 sessions of CBM-I, or or up to 12 sessions of psychoeducation as a control condition.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

1) OCD Institute patients

2) adults (> 18 years old)

3) able to complete a computer task for 20 minutes

4) consent to main OCD Institute study protocol

Disqualifiers

1) Currently experiencing acute symptoms of psychosis

2) Psychotic disorder diagnosis

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Cognitive bias modification for interpretation bias
  • Psychoeducation

Treatment groups

106 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators