Recruiting

ACT

Sponsor:

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Code:

NCT06647589

Conditions

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Study Details

Brief summary:

The purpose of the study is to examine the effects and feasibility of a specific form of psychotherapy, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), on religiously oriented obsessive and compulsive disorder (OCD).

Conditions

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Study ID

NCT06647589

Start date

Jul 30, 2025

Status verified date

Mar, 2026

Completion date

Sep 1, 2026

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Sep 1, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 18 years old
  • Meet cutoff scores for scrupulosity

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Presence of psychotic symptoms within six months of screening
  • Current suicidal/homicidal plan/intent and/or a suicide/homicide attempt within 6 months of screening
  • Non-suicidal self-injury within 6 months of screening
  • Narcotics use within 3 months of screening
  • Purging/restricting behavior within 3 months of screening.

Study Design

Enrollment

10 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Participants will receive twelve consecutive weeks of acceptance and commitment therapy

Interventions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

participants will then receive ACT-based individual therapy weekly for twelve weeks.

Primary outcome measure

  • Scrupulosity Obsessions and Compulsions Scale [ Time Frame: At baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks, and post-intervention (12 weeks) ]
  • Experiential Avoidance Rating Scale [ Time Frame: At baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks, and post-intervention (12 weeks) ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

David Johnson

8013891733dajohns4@uab.edu

Nicholas Borgogna, PhD

7579693677borgogna@uab.edu

Locations

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Recruiting

Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233

Contacts

David Johnson, MA

(205) 547-9502dajohns4@uab.edu

Nicholas Borgogna, PhD

borgogna@uab.edu

More Information

Sponsor

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Last update posted

Mar 19, 2026

Last verified

Mar, 2026

Keywords

  • scrupulosity
  • religion
  • acceptance and commitment therapy
  • obsessive-compulsive disorder
  • OCD

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Alabama at Birmingham on 2026-03-19.