TY - JOUR
T1 - The pediatric obsessive compulsive disorder treatment study for young children (POTS Jr)
T2 - Developmental considerations in the rationale, design, and methods
AU - Freeman, Jennifer
AU - Garcia, Abbe
AU - Benito, Kristen
AU - Conelea, Christine
AU - Sapyta, Jeffrey
AU - Khanna, Muniya
AU - March, John
AU - Franklin, Martin
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2012/10
Y1 - 2012/10
N2 - This paper presents the rationale, design, and methods of the pediatric obsessive compulsive disorder treatment study for young children (POTS Jr). The study is a multi-site randomized controlled trial (RCT) of family-based cognitive behavioral treatment (CBT) vs. family-based relaxation therapy for young children (ages 5-8) with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), which examines the effect of treatment on symptom reduction, functional impairment, and quality of life. Secondary aims evaluate: potential moderators and mediators of treatment response, differences in time course of response, retention rates, and maintenance of treatment gains over one year post-treatment. The sample included 127 children (53% female) and their parents. With regard to ethnicity, 89% of the sample described themselves as non-Hispanic, 5% Hispanic/Latino, and 6% did not endorse a category. In terms of race, the sample was predominantly (91%) white. Because the rationale and methods of the multi-site RCT have been well established, we emphasize here the methodological aspects of the study that were tailored to meet the developmental needs of young children with OCD. Aspects that are highlighted include: choice of control group, inclusion/exclusion criteria, assessment/measurement issues, treatment adaptations, training, and recruitment.
AB - This paper presents the rationale, design, and methods of the pediatric obsessive compulsive disorder treatment study for young children (POTS Jr). The study is a multi-site randomized controlled trial (RCT) of family-based cognitive behavioral treatment (CBT) vs. family-based relaxation therapy for young children (ages 5-8) with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), which examines the effect of treatment on symptom reduction, functional impairment, and quality of life. Secondary aims evaluate: potential moderators and mediators of treatment response, differences in time course of response, retention rates, and maintenance of treatment gains over one year post-treatment. The sample included 127 children (53% female) and their parents. With regard to ethnicity, 89% of the sample described themselves as non-Hispanic, 5% Hispanic/Latino, and 6% did not endorse a category. In terms of race, the sample was predominantly (91%) white. Because the rationale and methods of the multi-site RCT have been well established, we emphasize here the methodological aspects of the study that were tailored to meet the developmental needs of young children with OCD. Aspects that are highlighted include: choice of control group, inclusion/exclusion criteria, assessment/measurement issues, treatment adaptations, training, and recruitment.
KW - Family based treatment
KW - Methodology
KW - Obsessive compulsive disorder
KW - Pediatric
KW - Treatment
KW - Young children
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jocrd.2012.07.010
DO - 10.1016/j.jocrd.2012.07.010
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84867930709
SN - 2211-3649
VL - 1
SP - 294
EP - 300
JO - Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
JF - Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
IS - 4
ER -