Online therapy steps up against OCD in new study
NCT ID NCT05528224
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a stepped-care approach using internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (ICBT) works as well as group therapy or standard medical care for adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). 46 adults in China received one of the three treatments for 6 weeks. The goal was to see if the online method is effective and more cost-efficient.
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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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46 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2022
- Finished
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Mar 2024
- 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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18 to 50 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age between 18 and 50 years 2. Satisfied with the diagnostic criteria for OCD in DSM-5. 3. 16≤YBOCS score ≤31 4. Taking medication stably for 8 weeks 5. Education level ⩾6 years 6. Has sufficient audiovisual skills to complete the necessary examinations for the study. 7. Right-handed (this criterion is for fMRI subjects only) 8. Subjects and their guardians understood the study and signed informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Satisfied with the diagnostic criteria for a mental disorder in DSM-V other than OCD. 2. Obsessive-compulsive symptoms were too severe to participate in the experiment. 3. High risk of suicide. 4. Severe central system or physical disease 5. Pregnant women or women that getting ready for being pregnant and lactating. 6. Other treatments being performed. 7. Uncooperative or unable to complete treatment 8. With metal implants in the body, such as pacemakers, intracranial silver clips, metal dentures, arterial stents, arterial clips, joint metal fixation, or other metal implants, etc. (this criterion is for fMRI subjects only)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Shanghai Mental Health Center
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200030, China
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