Precision Brain Mapping to Predict and Track Response to Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy in Youth With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
- Where
- New York, United StatesSee the site
- Trial code
- Status
- Withdrawn
- Started
- 1 Nov 2026
- Expected to end
- 1 Nov 2031
- Type of study
- Interventional
- Treatments tested
- Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy
- Clinical Assessments
- Research MRI Sessions
- Record updated
- 5 August 2026
- Why it stopped
- Study withdrawn before participant enrollment because the research team does not plan to initiate the study at this time. The protocol may be reconsidered in the future.
Who can take part
- Age
- 10 years to 17 years
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Cannot take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Age 10 to 17 years at the time of initial consent. Participants who reach age 18 while enrolled may remain in the study after completing the adult re-consent process; no new participants age 18 years or older will be recruited
- DSM-5 diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder, established through a clinical interview by a clinician
- Parent or guardian able to provide informed consent and participant able to provide assent
- Participant has sufficient English fluency to complete cognitive tasks and assessments. Parent or guardian English fluency is not required; interpreter support is available
Who cannot take part
- Any standard MRI contraindication identified during initial screening or on the MRI safety checklist, including but not limited to ferromagnetic implants, certain medical devices or metal fragments, severe claustrophobia, or pregnancy
- History or current evidence of a significant neurological disorder, including but not limited to seizure disorder, stroke, or traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness
- Any psychiatric condition that, in the investigator's judgment, would interfere with study participation or data interpretation, including but not limited to psychotic disorders, bipolar disorders, severe neurodevelopmental disorders, intellectual disability, severe eating disorders, or recent significant substance use disorders within the past 6 months. Stable psychiatric comorbidities, including anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, ADHD, or tic disorders, are permitted if OCD remains the primary diagnosis
- Any medical, psychiatric, or situational factor judged by the investigator as likely to compromise participant safety, adherence, or data integrity
- Pregnancy at screening or pregnancy identified during study participation
- Active suicidal ideation
Where in United States
- NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital / Weill Cornell MedicineNew York, United States
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether brain scan results can help predict and track changes in obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, symptoms in children and teens ages 10 to 17 who receive Exposure and Response Prevention therapy, also called ERP. ERP is a type of therapy in which participants practice facing OCD-related fears while resisting rituals or compulsions.
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The main question this study aims to answer is:
Can each participant's pattern of brain connections, measured with functional MRI brain scans, help predict and track weekly changes in OCD symptoms during and after a 14-week course of ERP, including during planned monthly booster sessions and additional booster sessions offered if symptoms worsen?
All participants will receive ERP. There is no placebo and no comparison group.
Participants will:
* Complete screening, consent or assent, interviews, questionnaires, and MRI safety checks * Receive 14 weekly ERP sessions * Complete OCD symptom assessments and functional MRI brain scans before, during, and after ERP * Receive planned monthly ERP booster sessions after the 14 weekly sessions * Receive additional brief ERP booster sessions if OCD symptoms worsen during follow-up * Take part for up to about 62 weeks
The group in the trial
- Exposure and Response Prevention TherapyTreatment being tested
Participants receive exposure and response prevention (ERP) therapy, an evidence-based form of cognitive behavioral therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder. Participants also receive repeated clinical assessments and research MRI sessions. ERP consists of 14 weekly sessions of approximately 60 minutes each, followed by three scheduled monthly booster sessions and optional symptom-triggered booster sessions during the maintenance phase. ERP may be delivered in person or by HIPAA-compliant telehealth. Clinical assessments are used to measure OCD symptoms and related outcomes over time, and MRI sessions are used to evaluate brain connectivity.
Treatment: Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy, Clinical Assessments, and Research MRI Sessions
Data and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- Precision Functional Mapping to Predict and Track ERP Response in Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Longitudinal fMRI Study
- Record updated
- 5 August 2026