OCD-RELATED reSEARCH STUDIES
Please note that these studies are not affiliated with New York Anxiety Treatment
Brain Imaging for Siblings of People with OCD
The Columbia Center for OCD and Related Disorders is conducting a research study to better understand differences in the brain that might relate to OCD and are looking to recruit siblings of people with OCD (who don’t have OCD themselves). The goal of the project is to identify brain characteristics associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) by comparing brain images of (1) individuals with OCD, (2) individuals without OCD, and (3) siblings of individuals with OCD who do not themselves have the disorder. Eligible participants will be asked questions about their medical and psychiatric history, perform tasks on a computer, and receive a brain scan using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). The study can be completed in one or two in-person visits. Individuals who participate would receive monetary compensation, and their sibling (with OCD) may be eligible to receive no-cost treatment at the center after completion of the study.
To register your interest, please complete the research screener: tinyurl.com/columbiaocdstudy
For more information, please contact research coordinator Gabriella Restigo at gabriella.restifo@nyspi.columbia.edu.
Website: https://www.columbiapsychiatry.org/research-clinics/center-ocd-and-related-disorders
Digital Interventions for OCD Study
The Center for OCD & Related Disorders (CORD) at Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston, MA) is currently running a nation-wide research study for individuals with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). The purpose of this study is to test two different digital health programs for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD): a smartphone application (“app”) delivered cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for OCD and a web-based health and well-being program. We hope that digital health interventions will help make treatment for OCD much more widely accessible to individuals who need it.
If you take part in this research study, you will have an equal chance of undergoing 12 weeks of an app-based CBT program, OR 12 weeks of a web-based health and well-being program. Participants are assigned randomly – like the flip of a coin – to the app-based CBT program (Group A) or to the health and well-being program (Group B). If you consent to participate you will have an equal chance of being assigned to either group. Both groups will be assessed 5 times by a clinician, and will be monitored closely over the course of the study. Both groups will also be paired with a coach with whom you can communicate throughout the study, and who will support you during the program.
Please note this study requires that participants own a mobile smartphone with a data plan. If you do decide to partake in a baseline appointment, your medications cannot change throughout the study and you cannot participate in any other ongoing or new psychotherapy.
To register your interest, please fill out the following form: https://redcap.partners.org/redcap/surveys/?s=N849CDK9E8
For more information, please contact research coordinator Simay Ipek by email (ocdhealth@mgh.harvard.edu) or by phone (617-726-6531).
Research Study on Inpatient Hospitalization Experiences of Individuals with OCD
Baylor College of Medicine is currently recruiting participants (18+) diagnosed with OCD who have experienced an in-patient hospital stay for a mental health concern for a survey study. This survey is looking at the experiences of people with OCD who have had at least one inpatient hospitalization for mental health reasons. Participation involves answering questions in an online survey about your thoughts, feelings, and experiences related to your inpatient hospital stay(s).
For more information, please contact research coordinator Shaina Stoch at shaina.storch@bcm.edu.