Study on the Efficacy Mechanism of Natural Psychotherapy for Neurosis

September 21, 2022 updated by: Xiang Yang Zhang, Beijing HuiLongGuan Hospital

Research on the Efficacy Mechanism of Natural Psychotherapy for Neurosis

We explore objective indicators of the efficacy of natural psychotherapy in the treatment of disorders such as obsessive-compulsive disorder

Study Overview

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

80

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Locations

      • Beijing, China, 100096
        • Recruiting
        • Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Xiang Y Zhang, M.D.,Ph.D

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

15 years to 50 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Have a diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder or compulsive behavior
  • Duration of symptoms for not less than 12 months
  • Age 15-50 years old.
  • You can participate in the whole experiment and offline assessment in Beijing

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Documented disease of physical diseases including, but not limited to stroke, tumor, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, seizure, epilepsy, history of brain trauma
  • Subjects who suffered from alcohol or illegal drug abuse/dependence

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Natural Psychotherapy
Intervention using natural psychotherapy for OCD patients for two to three hours once a week for eight weeks
Natural psychotherapy is based on "Morita therapy" and is a psychotherapy that fully reflects the characteristics of Chinese culture, taking into account the Chinese cultural background and actual clinical characteristics.
Placebo Comparator: Mental Health Education
Mental health education was given to another group of OCD patients for two hours once a week for eight weeks
Mental Health Education Seminar

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Clinical symptoms
Time Frame: 12 weeks
Obsessive-compulsive symptoms were assessed according to the Obsessive-Compulsive Scale
12 weeks
Cognitive function
Time Frame: 12 weeks
Cognitive function as assessed by RBANS
12 weeks
Prospective memory
Time Frame: 12 weeks
Whether the patient's prospective memory is effectively improved using EEG and NMR
12 weeks
Mood and behavior
Time Frame: 12 weeks
Mood changes judged using gait and face recognition
12 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Xiang Y Zhang, M.D, Ph.D, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Science

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

May 1, 2022

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

December 1, 2023

Study Completion (Anticipated)

June 1, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 21, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 21, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

September 23, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 23, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 21, 2022

Last Verified

September 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

IPD Plan Description

Data with be available on request

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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