Mindfulness meets exposure: a gentler path to treating OCD?
NCT ID NCT07484750
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new 10-week group therapy called Mindfulness-Based Exposure Therapy (MBET) for people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The therapy combines mindfulness training with exposure exercises to help patients better manage distress and complete treatment. Researchers aim to see if this approach is more tolerable and effective than standard exposure therapy. The trial is recruiting 64 participants aged 16 to 55 with moderate to severe OCD.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- mindfulness-based exposure therapy (group behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a more tolerable treatment option for people with OCD who find standard exposure therapy too distressing.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 64 participants. The therapy may not prove more effective than existing treatments, and results may not apply to all OCD patients.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Shanghai mental health center
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200030, China