Obsessive-Compulsive DisorderNCT05855902
Art Therapy in an Intensive OCD Program
An observational study of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, run by Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre at 1 site in Canada.
Trial summary
The Thompson Centre Intensive Treatment program for individuals with severe Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder was launched in 2017. The program is focused on the principles and use of Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy (ERP) and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) in its work with clients, however it also integrates… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
- What is being tested?
- group art therapy
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- How many people
- 100 participants
- Where
- 1 siteCanada
- Study dates
- 23 Mar 2023to 30 Mar 2026
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Study population: Adults diagnosed with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, enrolled in the Thompson Centre Intensive Treatment Program.
Who may be able to join
- Must have been accepted into and begun the Intensive Treatment Program for OCD at the Thompson Centre, whether participating as a residential or day treatment participant.
Who cannot join
- No other patients/clients in the hospital or its outpatient programs will be considered for this study. No-one who is not a patient or client in this program can participate
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Art Therapy in an Intensive OCD Program: Client Perception of Value
The Thompson Centre Intensive Treatment program for individuals with severe Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder was launched in 2017.
The program is focused on the principles and use of Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy (ERP) and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) in its work with clients, however it also integrates other treatment approaches in its structure, including Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Mindfulness, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Art Therapy. Clients are expected to participate in Art Therapy group in the same way they are expected to participate in all other groups in the program schedule.
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Though clients comment informally on the benefits of Art Therapy as experienced in the program, study is needed to better understand and appreciate the role Art Therapy can play in helping clients with OCD to manage and where possible, ameliorate, the burden of their symptoms.
Although Art Therapy has been researched to some degree, in particular its role in alleviating distress associated with various health and mental health conditions, to date there has been no systematic investigation addressing or supporting patients'/clients' perception of the value of Art Therapy by people who live with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD).
In this study, the investigators are proposing to use information from client surveys regarding their experiences in an Art Therapy group within an intensive OCD treatment program, regarding their experience and opinions about the benefits of Art Therapy within a structured, intensive program for individuals who live with severe OCD. Therefore, this proposed study would be an entirely new contribution both to the fields of Art Therapy and OCD.
The hypothesis of the study is that individuals with severe Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder participating in an intensive CBT/ERP treatment program will report benefits specific to their experience in Art Therapy sessions within the program.
Read the detailed description
Objective:
To evaluate patients'/clients' perceptions of the value of art therapy as a treatment component in an intensive CBT/ERP program for individuals with severe OCD.
To this end, survey responses will be collected from clients in the program and analyzed to identify key benefits of including Art Therapy as a component of their treatment experience.
Study logistics:
All clients in the Intensive Treatment Program are expected to attend all groups, Art Therapy included.
Clients will be informed by staff at the beginning of the program, and by the PI in the first Art Therapy group attended, about the study and will be requested to fill out questionnaires they will receive.
After the first Art Therapy group they will be asked to fill out and submit the first questionnaire. After their last group in the program they will be asked to fill out a final questionnaire.
Those who have already completed the program have submitted completed questionnaires and the data from this will be analyzed retrospectively. The data has been de-identified.
Those who begin the program in June will also be offered a beginning and closing questionnaire, and written consent will be sought to use this data for the prospective part of the study.
Method:
Clients who participate in weekly Art Therapy group will be given one questionnaire to complete after their first art therapy group, and one to complete after their tenth group/tenth week in the program. The questionnaire will be a revised version of the questionnaire that has been given to the clients for the retrospective study data gathering.
Data Analysis:
Clients in an intensive OCD residential/day treatment program - men and women age 18 and up are given two electronic surveys, one at the beginning of their 10-week treatment experience, asking questions pertaining to their experience of Art Therapy after their first session, and at the end of their time in the program, asking them to reflect on their overall experience of Art Therapy in the program.(surveys attached). A descriptive statistical analysis will be used to analyze study data.
Procedures for confidentiality/anonymity:
Participant information will be stored on REDCAP, a confidential and encrypted platform for data collection and storage. All participants will have identifying numbers that are de-linked from their names. This date is password-protected: only the research team will have access to this information.
- Conditions
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
- Being tested
- group art therapy
- Medical subject headings
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
group art therapyBehavioural
Art therapy will be offered in a weekly 1.5 hour group. Clients are provided a prompt and then asked to express their feelings using art, such as drawing/painting/etc.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with OCD | Adults with OCD in an intensive treatment program will participate in weekly Art Therapy sessions during their enrollment in the program. Each group is 1.5 hours long. Each participant will be asked to fill out one survey after their first Art Therapy group, and one at the end of the time in the program. Both surveys pertain to their perceptions of the value of Art Therapy within the program. Receives: Behavioral: group art therapy |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Art Therapy Questionnaire
Acceptability of art therapy as rated by scores on the Art Therapy Questionnaire
Measured: October 2020 - November 2023
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted12 May 2023
- Study start23 Mar 2023
- Primary completion30 Mar 2025 (estimated)
- Study completion30 Mar 2026 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Obsessive-Compulsive DisorderStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
- Enrolment
- 100 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Linda E Chapman, M.C.A.T., Principal investigator, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05855902
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 5341
- Status last verified
- May 2023
- First submitted
- 27 Mar 2023
- Last updated
- 12 May 2023
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 12 May 2023. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Art Therapy in an Intensive OCD Program: Client Perception of Value
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05855902
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 5341
- Conditions
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 100 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences CentreUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 23 Mar 2023 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 30 Mar 2025 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 30 Mar 2026 (estimated)
- First posted
- 12 May 2023 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The Thompson Centre Intensive Treatment program for individuals with severe Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder was launched in 2017.
The program is focused on the principles and use of Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy (ERP) and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) in its work with clients, however it also integrates other treatment approaches in its structure, including Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Mindfulness, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Art Therapy. Clients are expected to participate in Art Therapy group in the same way they are expected to participate in all other groups in the program schedule.
Though clients comment informally on the benefits of Art Therapy as experienced in the program, study is needed to better understand and appreciate the role Art Therapy can play in helping clients with OCD to manage and where possible, ameliorate, the burden of their symptoms.
Although Art Therapy has been researched to some degree, in particular its role in alleviating distress associated with various health and mental health conditions, to date there has been no systematic investigation addressing or supporting patients'/clients' perception of the value of Art Therapy by people who live with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD).
In this study, the investigators are proposing to use information from client surveys regarding their experiences in an Art Therapy group within an intensive OCD treatment program, regarding their experience and opinions about the benefits of Art Therapy within a structured, intensive program for individuals who live with severe OCD. Therefore, this proposed study would be an entirely new contribution both to the fields of Art Therapy and OCD.
The hypothesis of the study is that individuals with severe Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder participating in an intensive CBT/ERP treatment program will report benefits specific to their experience in Art Therapy sessions within the program.
Detailed description
Objective:
To evaluate patients'/clients' perceptions of the value of art therapy as a treatment component in an intensive CBT/ERP program for individuals with severe OCD.
To this end, survey responses will be collected from clients in the program and analyzed to identify key benefits of including Art Therapy as a component of their treatment experience.
Study logistics:
All clients in the Intensive Treatment Program are expected to attend all groups, Art Therapy included.
Clients will be informed by staff at the beginning of the program, and by the PI in the first Art Therapy group attended, about the study and will be requested to fill out questionnaires they will receive.
After the first Art Therapy group they will be asked to fill out and submit the first questionnaire. After their last group in the program they will be asked to fill out a final questionnaire.
Those who have already completed the program have submitted completed questionnaires and the data from this will be analyzed retrospectively. The data has been de-identified.
Those who begin the program in June will also be offered a beginning and closing questionnaire, and written consent will be sought to use this data for the prospective part of the study.
Method:
Clients who participate in weekly Art Therapy group will be given one questionnaire to complete after their first art therapy group, and one to complete after their tenth group/tenth week in the program. The questionnaire will be a revised version of the questionnaire that has been given to the clients for the retrospective study data gathering.
Data Analysis:
Clients in an intensive OCD residential/day treatment program - men and women age 18 and up are given two electronic surveys, one at the beginning of their 10-week treatment experience, asking questions pertaining to their experience of Art Therapy after their first session, and at the end of their time in the program, asking them to reflect on their overall experience of Art Therapy in the program.(surveys attached). A descriptive statistical analysis will be used to analyze study data.
Procedures for confidentiality/anonymity:
Participant information will be stored on REDCAP, a confidential and encrypted platform for data collection and storage. All participants will have identifying numbers that are de-linked from their names. This date is password-protected: only the research team will have access to this information.
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with OCD | – | Behavioral: group art therapyAdults with OCD in an intensive treatment program will participate in weekly Art Therapy sessions during their enrollment in the program. Each group is 1.5 hours long. Each participant will be asked to fill out one survey after their first Art Therapy group, and one at the end of the time in the program. Both surveys pertain to their perceptions of the value of Art Therapy within the program. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- Adults diagnosed with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, enrolled in the Thompson Centre Intensive Treatment Program.
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Must have been accepted into and begun the Intensive Treatment Program for OCD at the Thompson Centre, whether participating as a residential or day treatment participant.
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- No other patients/clients in the hospital or its outpatient programs will be considered for this study. No-one who is not a patient or client in this program can participate
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| group art therapyArt therapy will be offered in a weekly 1.5 hour group. Clients are provided a prompt and then asked to express their feelings using art, such as drawing/painting/etc. | Behavioural | Adults with OCD |
Primary outcome
Art Therapy Questionnaire
Time frame: October 2020 - November 2023
Acceptability of art therapy as rated by scores on the Art Therapy Questionnaire
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 12 May 2023.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Linda E Chapman, M.C.A.T. principal investigator
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, run by Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre at 1 site in Canada.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 12 May 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Canada. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Art Therapy Questionnaire (time frame: October 2020 - November 2023). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 12 May 2023.