Could online therapy be the key to easing OCD in teens?
NCT ID NCT07469358
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether a therapist-guided online therapy program can help teens aged 12 to 17 with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The program uses cognitive-behavior therapy delivered over the internet. Researchers want to see if it's practical and acceptable, and if it reduces OCD symptoms. About 25 teens will take part.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 25 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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12 to 17 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age between 12 and 17 * Internet access * Principal diagnosis of OCD, based on DSM-5 * Child Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (CY-BOCS) Total Severity Score \> 16 * Ability to communicate in Spanish * For participants taking psychotropic medication for OCD: at least eight weeks on stable medication and willingness to stay on the same medication/doses for the 14 weeks of the study Exclusion Criteria: * Estimated IQ \< 70, as per the Vocabulary subtest of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) * Eight or more previous sessions of CBT for OCD with an experienced therapist during the last 12 months * Ongoing psychological treatment for OCD * Diagnosis of organic brain disorder, intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder, psychosis, bipolar disorder, low-weight anorexia nervosa, or alcohol/substance dependence * Immediate risk to self or others (e.g., suicidality) * Inability to communicate in Spanish * Low motivation to participate (i.e., the patient does not believe the therapy will be helpful at all) * Insufficient time to work on the treatment (about 60 minutes per day)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hospital Clínic
Barcelona, Barcelona, 08036, Spain
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