Study of the Efficacy of GGRO: a Novel Cognitive Training App

Obsessive Thoughts Clinical Trial

— GGRO  

Official title:

Can Brief, Daily Training Using a Mobile Applications Help Change Maladaptive Beliefs? A Cross-over Randomized-control Study Evaluating the Efficacy of GGRO in Reducing Maladaptive Beliefs and Obsessive-compulsive Symptoms

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03571464
• Other study ID #: 706208
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 25, 2016
• Est. completion date: July 25, 2017

Study information

• Verified date: June 2018
• Source: University of Valencia
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of GGRO reducing OCD related maladaptive beliefs and OCD symptoms. Specifically, a randomized controlled trial with crossover design was carried out in non-clinical population to assess pre-post changes in levels of OCD-related maladaptive beliefs and OCD symptoms, including relationship OCD (ROCD) symptoms, self-esteem, and depressive symptoms following 15 days of using GGRO.

Description:

The implementation of Information and Communication Technologies in the treatment or prevention of OCD symptoms has been significantly lower compared to with its application in other anxiety disorders.

Recently, an exploratory study evaluated a brief, game-like, training exercise for challenging OCD-beliefs delivered via a mobile application platform named GGRO. However, more studies are needed to test the efficacy.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 97
• Est. completion date: July 25, 2017
• Est. primary completion date: June 10, 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being a Spanish at native level, and having a mobile device capable of installing the application GGRO

Exclusion Criteria:

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Obsessive Thoughts

Intervention

Device:
• GGRO Mobile App
GGRO was designed to challenge maladaptive beliefs that underlie common OCD symptoms (e.g., contamination, repugnant thoughts) as well as relationships obsessions. Users are presented with 'blocks' featuring statements such as "I take things as they come" or "Everything can end in a catastrophe". Users then have to respond to these statements by either pulling 'blocks' towards themselves (i.e., downwards) or throwing the blocks away from themselves (i.e., rejecting them upwards).

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Valencia

References & Publications (1)

Roncero M, Belloch A, Doron G. A novel approach to challenging OCD related beliefs using a mobile-app: An exploratory study. J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry. 2018 Jun;59:157-160. doi: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2018.01.008. Epub 2018 Feb 2. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in obsessive beliefs	Score change in obsessive compulsive maladaptive beliefs measured by the short form of the Obsessive Beliefs Questionnaire (OBQ-20). Total score is computed as a mean of the 20 items, ranging from 1 "disagree very much" to 7 "agree very much". Higher scores indicate the person has more obsessive beliefs.	15 days
Secondary	Change in obsessive compulsive symptoms	Score change in obsessive-compulsive symptoms measured by the Obsessive Compulsive Inventory- Revised version (OCI-R). Total score is computed as a mean of the 18 items, ranging from 0 "not at all" to 4 "Extremely". Higher scores indicate a greater presence of obsessive-compulsive symptoms.	15 days
Secondary	Change in depression symptoms	Score change in depression symptoms measured by Depression, Anxiety and Stres Scale (DASS). The depression scale is composed by the mean of 7 items, ranging from 0 "did not apply to me at all" to 3 "applied to me very much, or most of the time". Higher scores indicate a greater presence of obsessive -compulsive symptoms.	15 days
Secondary	Change in Self-Esteem	Change in score of Single Ítem Self Esteem Scale (SISE). Self-Esteem is measured with this single item ranging from 1 "not very true for me" to 9 "very true for me". Higher scores indicates a higher Self-Esteem.	15 days

External Links

•   Information about GGRO Mobile App and links to download