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Project EMPOWER-OCD for Caregivers of Individuals with OCD

This study is testing a web-based program called Project EMPOWER-OCD. This program is designed for caregivers of individuals with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and aims to help reduce "accommodation," which are changes caregivers make that can accidentally support OCD symptoms. We are comparing Project EMPOWER-OCD to another online program called Project CARE, which offers general information on caregiving. We want to see if Project EMPOWER-OCD can reduce accommodation and improve the individual's OCD symptoms. You might be able to join if you are an adult caregiver living with and providing daily care for someone with significant OCD symptoms. The study is currently unclear about its recruitment status and plans to enroll 110 participants.

Study design
This study is an interventional study, meaning participants will receive a specific intervention. It plans to enroll 110 participants.
What's involved
The Project EMPOWER-OCD program takes about 20-25 minutes to complete. The study measures changes from the start, at a 2-week follow-up, and at a 4-week follow-up.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Participants will be followed for 4 weeks after the start of the study.

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NCT07158801

Project EMPOWER-OCD

Recruiting
NAAges 18+InterventionalTreatment
Boston University Charles River Campus
~110 participants
Updated 2026-06-10 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Project EMPOWER-OCDProject CARE

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Family Accommodation Scale
Measured over Change from baseline, 2-week follow-up, 4-week follow-up
+1 more outcome measured

Conditions

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
Massachusetts1

Who to contact

Jenna Y Sung, Ph.D.
[email protected]
617-353-1503
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

be a caregiver for at least one individual with OCD, defined as living in the same household and providing daily care
be 18 years old or older
the individual they are caring for have clinically significant OCD symptoms, indicated by a score a 16 or above on the self-reported Children's Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale - Parent Report (CY-BOCS-PR)
speak, read, and write English
not be in concurrent family-based CBT treatment for the patient's OCD.

Exclusion

does not speak English
younger than 18 years old
participation in concurrent family-based CBT treatment for the patient's OCD.

What this trial measures

  • Family Accommodation ScaleChange from baseline, 2-week follow-up, 4-week follow-up

    19-item measure designed to assess the child's OCD symptoms and the extent to which a caregiver accommodates a child's OCD symptoms. Only the part two of the measure will be used to get the report of family member's responses to OCD. Items are rated from 0 (never) to 4 (every day). Total sum score ranges from 0 to 76 with higher scores indicating more frequent parental accommodation.

  • Children's Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive ScaleChange from baseline, 2-week follow-up, 4-week follow-up

    A two-part measure with a checklist of common obsessions and compulsions as well as a 10-item part that asks participants to report on the severity of their child's OCD rated on a 0 (none) to 4 (extreme) scale. Total sum score ranges from 0 to 40 with higher scores indicating higher symptom severity.