Cochrane · systematic review · CD013173

Behavioural and cognitive behavioural therapy for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)

Elliott, SJ, Marshall, D, Morley, K, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2021 · Cochrane Library

SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
7
current version
GRADE rated
5
No studies
2
Included studies
NR
No studies 2 · 28.6%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 5 · 71.4%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

Cognitive behavioural therapy compared to anxiety management for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) in people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)

Population: obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Outcomes
Cognitive behavioural therapy vs anxiety management
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Treatment efficacy (change in OCD score), end of treatment. Measured by Y‐BOCs Score
Cognitive behavioural therapy vs anxiety management
no estimate extracted1 study · 40 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Total number of dropouts, end of treatment
Cognitive behavioural therapy vs anxiety management
RR 1 [0.22, 4.45]1 study · 46 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Quality of life, end of treatment Measured by WSAS Score
Cognitive behavioural therapy vs anxiety management
no estimate extracted1 study · 34 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Severity of depressive symptoms, end of treatment Measured by BDI Score
Cognitive behavioural therapy vs anxiety management
no estimate extracted1 study · 34 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Severity of anxiety symptoms, end of treatment Measured by BDI Score
Cognitive behavioural therapy vs anxiety management
no estimate extracted1 study · 34 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Behavioural difficulties, end of treatment
Cognitive behavioural therapy vs anxiety management
no estimate extractedNRNo studies