TY - JOUR
T1 - An Evaluation of Family-Based Treatment for OCD in Japan
T2 - A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
AU - Kobayashi, Yuki
AU - Kanie, Ayako
AU - Nakagawa, Atsuo
AU - Takebayashi, Yoshitake
AU - Shinmei, Issei
AU - Nakayama, Noriko
AU - Yamaguchi, Keiko
AU - Nakayama, Chiaki
AU - Hirabayashi, Naotsugu
AU - Mimura, Masaru
AU - Horikoshi, Masaru
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by JSPS KAKENHI, Grant Number JP15K17320 (Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)), MEXT KAKENHI Grant number JP17K04482 (Grant-in-Aid for
Publisher Copyright:
© Copyright © 2020 Kobayashi, Kanie, Nakagawa, Takebayashi, Shinmei, Nakayama, Yamaguchi, Nakayama, Hirabayashi, Mimura and Horikoshi.
PY - 2020/1/9
Y1 - 2020/1/9
N2 - Objective: Although family involvement in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) produces a reduction in OCD symptoms and has significant effects on global functioning, few studies have focused on family intervention as part of OCD treatment in Japan. This study aims to examine the feasibility and efficacy of the family-based exposure and response prevention (FERP) program for adult patients with OCD and their family members. Design: Randomized controlled pilot study. Methods: A total of 18 outpatients aged 18–65 years with a primary diagnosis of OCD and one family member of each patient were randomized to an intervention group or a control group (1:1). The intervention group received the FERP program, which consisted of 16 weekly face-to-face cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) sessions, including eight joint sessions with family members, in addition to treatment-as-usual (TAU). The control group received TAU alone. The primary outcome was the alleviation of OCD symptoms, as measured by changes in the total Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) score from baseline to posttreatment. Analyses were provided on an intention-to-treat basis, and linear mixed models were used to test for significant group differences. Results: After 16 weeks, patients allocated to the FERP program showed improvement in OCD symptom severity, as measured by the total change score of the Y-BOCS (Hedges’ g = −1.58), as compared to the control group. Two patients (22.2%) in the FERP group reached remission, and five patients (55.6%) in the FERP group achieved treatment response. Clinical global improvement measured by the FAS-SR scores, K6 scores, and CGI-S scores was also observed (Hedges’ g = −1.35, −1.25, and −1.26, respectively) in the FERP group as compared to the control group. The dropout rate from the study was low (n = 2, 11.8%), and no adverse events were reported in the FERP group. Conclusion: Our results suggest that FERP may be an effective program for reducing patients’ OCD symptoms. Clinical Trial Registration: www.umin.ac.jp/ctr/, identifier UMIN000021763.
AB - Objective: Although family involvement in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) produces a reduction in OCD symptoms and has significant effects on global functioning, few studies have focused on family intervention as part of OCD treatment in Japan. This study aims to examine the feasibility and efficacy of the family-based exposure and response prevention (FERP) program for adult patients with OCD and their family members. Design: Randomized controlled pilot study. Methods: A total of 18 outpatients aged 18–65 years with a primary diagnosis of OCD and one family member of each patient were randomized to an intervention group or a control group (1:1). The intervention group received the FERP program, which consisted of 16 weekly face-to-face cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) sessions, including eight joint sessions with family members, in addition to treatment-as-usual (TAU). The control group received TAU alone. The primary outcome was the alleviation of OCD symptoms, as measured by changes in the total Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) score from baseline to posttreatment. Analyses were provided on an intention-to-treat basis, and linear mixed models were used to test for significant group differences. Results: After 16 weeks, patients allocated to the FERP program showed improvement in OCD symptom severity, as measured by the total change score of the Y-BOCS (Hedges’ g = −1.58), as compared to the control group. Two patients (22.2%) in the FERP group reached remission, and five patients (55.6%) in the FERP group achieved treatment response. Clinical global improvement measured by the FAS-SR scores, K6 scores, and CGI-S scores was also observed (Hedges’ g = −1.35, −1.25, and −1.26, respectively) in the FERP group as compared to the control group. The dropout rate from the study was low (n = 2, 11.8%), and no adverse events were reported in the FERP group. Conclusion: Our results suggest that FERP may be an effective program for reducing patients’ OCD symptoms. Clinical Trial Registration: www.umin.ac.jp/ctr/, identifier UMIN000021763.
KW - exposure response prevention
KW - family-based treatment
KW - obsessive-compulsive disorder
KW - pilot randomized controlled trial
KW - treatment
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U2 - 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00932
DO - 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00932
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85078481758
SN - 1664-0640
VL - 10
JO - Frontiers in Psychiatry
JF - Frontiers in Psychiatry
M1 - 932
ER -
