Status:
COMPLETED
Decision-making Impairments in OCD: An Integrated Behavioral Economics Model
Lead Sponsor:
Massachusetts General Hospital
Collaborating Sponsors:
Obsessive Compulsive Foundation
Conditions:
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The investigators are examining whether conditions of ambiguity during decision-making may prime intolerance of uncertainty beliefs (i.e., difficulties coping with ambiguity, unpredictability, and the...
Detailed Description
The primary aims of this study are to examine the extent to which individuals with OCD avoid decisions that involve ambiguity through the use of self-report and behavioral measures. Specifically, the ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adults (age 18+)
- Meet DSM-5 criteria for principal OCD (OCD group) or no current DSM-5 diagnosis (NPC group).
- Sufficient fluency of English to understand study procedures and questionnaires
- Ability to provide informed consent.
- Comfortable and capable of using a computer to complete computer-based decision-making tasks.
Exclusion
- Color-blindness (which prevents completion of certain tasks)
- Acute psychosis, bipolar disorder, substance use disorder, or suicidality. All other diagnostic comorbidities will be permitted to foster the accrual of a clinically relevant sample.
- Serious neurological disorder or impairment (e.g., brain damage, blindness), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), intellectual disability, or autism.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 3 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 15 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
69 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03420495
Start Date
May 3 2018
End Date
November 15 2019
Last Update
March 18 2020
Active Locations (1)
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114