Development of an Instrument That Monitors Behaviors Associated With OCD

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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To support the discovery of new means for revealing the presence of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), facilitating detection through new technology-based metrics, and attempt to automate existing diagnostic procedures allowing for more efficient diagnostic methods that would broaden clinical scope and outreach.

Detailed Description
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Aim 1: To observe and compare childhood behaviors regarding handwashing in OCD and control populations Hypothesis 1: Control participants will spend less time washing their hands, will wash them less frequently, and will be less preoccupied with the sink when doing other activities. Aim 2: To observe and compare childhood behaviors regarding organizing a cluttered area. Hypothesis 2: OCD participants will be more disturbed by the presence of clutter and more compelled to organize the items than control participants Aim 3: To observe and compare childhood behaviors regarding turning on/off light switches Hypothesis 3: OCD children will be more likely to exhibit compulsive repetitive behaviors regarding the light switch than control participants

Official Title
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Development of an Instrument That Monitors Behaviors Associated With OCD

Conditions
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OCD

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: No Intervention


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Male and female children Aged 5 to 17 Exclusion Criteria: Inability or unwillingness to provide written informed consent/assent

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 5 Years
Maximum Age: 17 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| OCD<br> | Other: No Intervention<br>* Observational Study: No intervention<br>|
| Healthy Controls<br> | Other: No Intervention<br>* Observational Study: No intervention<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Length of Handwashing | Researchers blindly rate the how long (secs) it takes participants to wash their hands. | Same Day | 
| Behaviors Associated with Handwashing | Researchers blindly rate whether participants exhibit any unique behavior while washing their hands. | Same Day | 
| Length of Free Arrangement | Researchers blindly rate how long it takes participants to freely organize a box of school supplies. | Same Day | 
| Frequency of Movements During Free Arrangement | Researchers blindly rate how many times participants move an object while freely arranging a box of school supplies. | Same Day | 
| Amount of Space Used During Free Arrangement | Researchers blindly rate how much space participants use while freely arranging a box of school supplies (small, medium, or large space). | Same Day | 
| Length of Carpet Arrangement | Researchers blindly rate and compare how long (secs) it takes participants to arrange a box of school supplies on a plain versus patterned carpet. | Same Day | 
| Frequency of Movements During Carpet Arrangement | Researchers blindly rate and compare how many times participants move an object while arranging a box of school supplies on a plain versus patterned carpet. | Same Day | 
| Frequency of Adjustments During Carpet Arrangement | Researchers blindly rate and compare how many times participants adjust the positioning of an object while arranging a box of school supplies on a plain versus patterned carpet. | Same Day | 
| Size of Arrangement According to Sample | Researchers blindly rate and compare how accurately participants replicate the size of the arrangement according to a sample picture (smaller than sample, approximate to sample, larger than sample) on a plain versus patterned carpet. | Same Day | 
| Frequency of Checking the Sample | Researchers blindly rate and compare how many times participants check the sample picture of the arrangement while organizing a box of school supplies on a plain versus patterned carpet. | Same Day | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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OCD