Capacity-building to bring OCD therapy to community clinics
Official title: Building Capacity To Treat Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder In Community Practice
Funded at New York State Psychiatric Institute Dba Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, INC · NIH-11215697 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A plan to teach community clinicians how to deliver effective exposure and response prevention therapy for OCD using a fully remote learning program.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | New York State Psychiatric Institute Dba Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, INC NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (New York, United States) |
| Project start | July 1, 2026 |
| Project end | June 30, 2029 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $736,483 |
| NIH project number | 1R34MH137291-01A1 |
| Project ID | NIH-11215697 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Adults 21 years and older with OCD seen in certified community behavioral health clinics.
✕Less likely to help
Patients who cannot participate in remote training or are treated in settings outside the six participating clinics may not directly benefit.
What this research studies
This project aims to close the gap between proven OCD care and what patients receive in everyday clinics by training community clinicians in EX/RP through SCALE-EX/RP, a remote learning collaborative. The effort will use surveys and interviews with clinicians, supervisors, and clinic leaders to understand barriers and facilitators to implementation. The study will test feasibility and early effectiveness of the scalable training approach in six community behavioral health clinics in New York.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, patients with OCD in community settings could access effective EX/RP therapy more readily, improving symptoms and quality of life.
How similar studies have gone: Prior studies show that implementation-focused training can increase delivery of evidence-based therapies in real-world clinics; this project builds on that by testing a fully remote model.
Where this research is happening
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New York State Psychiatric Institute Dba Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, INC
New York, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Patel, Sapana R. — New York State Psychiatric Institute Dba Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, INC
- Study coordinator: Patel, Sapana R.
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.