Tailored therapy for kids with OCD: a new hope?
NCT ID NCT06407648
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study at Johns Hopkins tests whether using personalized mobile health assessments can improve cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for children aged 8-17 with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). 30 participants will receive either standard CBT or CBT guided by their own symptom patterns. The goal is to see if this tailored approach is more effective and acceptable for youth and parents.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- personalized cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) guided by mobile health assessments
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to more effective, tailored therapy for children with OCD, potentially improving symptom relief.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage feasibility study with only 30 participants. Results may not apply to all children, and personalized therapy may not outperform standard care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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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8 to 17 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. be 8-17 years of age; 2. meet diagnostic criteria for a primary diagnosis of OCD on a structured clinical interview; 3. have moderate OCD severity as evidenced by a CY-BOCS total score of ≥16; 4. medication free and/or on a stable dose of medication 8 weeks prior to study participation; 5. be English speaking. Exclusion Criteria: 1. the presence of psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder, or autism spectrum disorders; 2. significant suicidal ideation that warrants medical intervention; 3. concurrent psychotherapy for OCD; 4. inability to complete scales, or attend visits.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
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