title: Telephone administered cognitive behaviour therapy for treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder: randomised controlled non-inferiority trial.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the effectiveness of cognitive behaviour therapy delivered by telephone with the same therapy given face to face in the treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder.
  
  
  METHODS
  Randomised controlled non-inferiority trial.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two psychology outpatient departments in the United Kingdom.
  
  
  METHODS
  72 patients with obsessive compulsive disorder.
  
  
  METHODS
  10 weekly sessions of exposure therapy and response prevention delivered by telephone or face to face.
  
  
  METHODS
  Yale Brown obsessive compulsive disorder scale, Beck depression inventory, and client satisfaction questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Difference in the Yale Brown obsessive compulsive disorder checklist score between the two treatments at six months was -0.55 (95% confidence interval -4.26 to 3.15). Patient satisfaction was high for both forms of treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The clinical outcome of cognitive behaviour therapy delivered by telephone was equivalent to treatment delivered face to face and similar levels of satisfaction were reported.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN500103984 [controlled-trials.com].
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Midwifery, and Social Work, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL. Karina.Lovell@manchester.ac.uk
authors.forename: Karina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lovell
authors.forename: Debbie
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cox
authors.forename: Gillian
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Haddock
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Raines
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Garvey
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hadley
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000628:therapy*; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000379:methods*; D013689:Telephone; D016896:Treatment Outcome