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Feedback and Psychotherapeutic Competencies

Primary Purpose

Mental Disorders

Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Germany
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
No feedback
Feedback after every fourth session
Sponsored by
Goethe University
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Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Mental Disorders focused on measuring Feedback, Therapeutic competencies, Training

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Therapists

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Having successfully completed the interim audit
  • Having started to treat ambulant patients
  • Remaining at least 6 month in the ambulance

Exclusion Criteria:

-

Patients

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Meeting ICD 10 criteria for a mental disorder
  • Informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Currently in psychotherapy
  • Suicidal tendency
  • Clinical diagnosis of alcohol or drug addiction, acute schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder or bipolar disorder
  • Clinical diagnosis of personality disorder cluster A (odd disorders) and B (dramatic, emotional or erratic)

Sites / Locations

  • Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy of Goethe University

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm Type

Experimental

Experimental

Arm Label

Feedback

No feedback

Arm Description

Therapists assigned to this group will receive standardized feedback on their psychotherapeutic competency after every fourth treatment session with a patient for a period of 20 therapy sessions. The feedback will be given by two experienced raters who are licensed as psychological psychotherapists.

Therapists assigned to this group will receive no feedback

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Cognitive Therapy Scale (CTS)
external-assessment measure that assesses psychotherapeutic competency during a cognitive therapy session. CTS will be used by two trained raters licensed as psychological psychotherapists.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Helping Alliance Questionaire (HAQ)
self-report measure to assess therapeutic alliance from the therapists perspective (therapist version; HAQ-T) and the patients perspective (HAQ-P)
Berner Stundenbögen Version 2000
self-report measure to assess therapeutic relationship from the therapists perspective (therapist version, TSTB) and the patients perspective (patient version; PSTB)
Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF)
external measure to assess the global functioning of the patient
Supervisory Questionaire (SQ)
self-report measure to assess the therapists self-opening
Supervisee Levels Questionaire (SLQ-R)
self-report measure to assess the therapists self-awareness
Counseling Self-Estimate Inventory (COSE)
self-report measure to assess self efficacy of the therapist
Fear of negative evaluation scale (Skala Angst vor negativer Bewertung; SANB)
self-report measure to assess fear of evaluation
Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI)
self-report measure to assess aspects of general psychopathology
Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI II)
self-report measure to assess depressive symptoms
Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI)
self-report measure to assess anxiety symptoms
Client Satisfaction Questionaire (CSQ8)
self-report measure to assess satisfaction with therapy
Health-related quality of life (SF-12)
self-report measure to assess health-related quality of life

Full Information

First Posted
November 11, 2013
Last Updated
March 19, 2015
Sponsor
Goethe University
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT01986517
Brief Title
Feedback and Psychotherapeutic Competencies
Official Title
Impact of Feedback on the Devolpment of Psychotherapeutic Competencies: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
March 2015
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
November 2013 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
March 2015 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
March 2015 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
Goethe University

4. Oversight

Data Monitoring Committee
No

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
The purpose of the current study is to examine the influence of feedback on psychotherapeutic competency. The present randomized controlled study compares a feedback condition with a non-feedback condition. Therapists in the feedback condition receive feedback after every fourth session. The feedback is given by two trained and independent raters. The raters are licenced and experienced psychotherapists. Therapists in the non-feedback condition receive no feedback during the psychotherapy.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Mental Disorders
Keywords
Feedback, Therapeutic competencies, Training

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
20 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
Feedback
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Therapists assigned to this group will receive standardized feedback on their psychotherapeutic competency after every fourth treatment session with a patient for a period of 20 therapy sessions. The feedback will be given by two experienced raters who are licensed as psychological psychotherapists.
Arm Title
No feedback
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Therapists assigned to this group will receive no feedback
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
No feedback
Intervention Description
Therapists will receive no feedback.
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
Feedback after every fourth session
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Cognitive Therapy Scale (CTS)
Description
external-assessment measure that assesses psychotherapeutic competency during a cognitive therapy session. CTS will be used by two trained raters licensed as psychological psychotherapists.
Time Frame
participants will be followed for the duration of psychotherapy, an expected average of 20 weeks
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Helping Alliance Questionaire (HAQ)
Description
self-report measure to assess therapeutic alliance from the therapists perspective (therapist version; HAQ-T) and the patients perspective (HAQ-P)
Time Frame
participants will be followed for the duration of psychotherapy, an expected average of 20 weeks
Title
Berner Stundenbögen Version 2000
Description
self-report measure to assess therapeutic relationship from the therapists perspective (therapist version, TSTB) and the patients perspective (patient version; PSTB)
Time Frame
participants will be followed for the duration of psychotherapy, an expected average of 20 weeks
Title
Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF)
Description
external measure to assess the global functioning of the patient
Time Frame
participants will be followed for the duration of psychotherapy, an expected average of 20 weeks
Title
Supervisory Questionaire (SQ)
Description
self-report measure to assess the therapists self-opening
Time Frame
participants will be followed for the duration of psychotherapy, an expected average of 20 weeks
Title
Supervisee Levels Questionaire (SLQ-R)
Description
self-report measure to assess the therapists self-awareness
Time Frame
participants will be followed for the duration of psychotherapy, an expected average of 20 weeks
Title
Counseling Self-Estimate Inventory (COSE)
Description
self-report measure to assess self efficacy of the therapist
Time Frame
participants will be followed for the duration of psychotherapy, an expected average of 20 weeks
Title
Fear of negative evaluation scale (Skala Angst vor negativer Bewertung; SANB)
Description
self-report measure to assess fear of evaluation
Time Frame
participants will be followed for the duration of psychotherapy, an expected average of 20 weeks
Title
Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI)
Description
self-report measure to assess aspects of general psychopathology
Time Frame
participants will be followed for the duration of psychotherapy, an expected average of 20 weeks
Title
Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI II)
Description
self-report measure to assess depressive symptoms
Time Frame
participants will be followed for the duration of psychotherapy, an expected average of 20 weeks
Title
Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI)
Description
self-report measure to assess anxiety symptoms
Time Frame
participants will be followed for the duration of psychotherapy, an expected average of 20 weeks
Title
Client Satisfaction Questionaire (CSQ8)
Description
self-report measure to assess satisfaction with therapy
Time Frame
participants will be followed for the duration of psychotherapy, an expected average of 20 weeks
Title
Health-related quality of life (SF-12)
Description
self-report measure to assess health-related quality of life
Time Frame
participants will be followed for the duration of psychotherapy, an expected average of 20 weeks

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
65 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Therapists Inclusion Criteria: Having successfully completed the interim audit Having started to treat ambulant patients Remaining at least 6 month in the ambulance Exclusion Criteria: - Patients Inclusion Criteria: Meeting ICD 10 criteria for a mental disorder Informed consent Exclusion Criteria: Currently in psychotherapy Suicidal tendency Clinical diagnosis of alcohol or drug addiction, acute schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder or bipolar disorder Clinical diagnosis of personality disorder cluster A (odd disorders) and B (dramatic, emotional or erratic)
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Florian Weck, PhD
Organizational Affiliation
Goethe University
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy of Goethe University
City
Frankfurt/ Main
State/Province
Hessen
ZIP/Postal Code
60486
Country
Germany

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