Effects of Systematic Patient Feedback on Therapy Outcome

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Mental Disorders
• Interventions: Behavioral: Feedback; Behavioral: Control

• Registration Number: NCT01796223
• Lead Sponsor: Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of a feedback-system in psychotherapy on adult out-patients at a community mental health centre. It is hypothesized that the intervention will lead to more effective treatment, decreasing treatment dropout as well as improving patient-therapist relationship and patient activation in treatment.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-12
• Study First Submitted: 2013-02-19
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-02-19
• Study First Posted: 2013-02-21
• Primary Completion: 2017-06-01
• Study Completion: 2017-06-01
• Status Verified: 2018-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-08-31
• Last Update Posted: 2018-09-05

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 170

Inclusion Criteria

• Referred for treatment of mental disorder(s)

Exclusion Criteria

• Psychiatric emergency
• Poor/no understanding of Norwegian language
• Lack of ability to execute the practical procedures required for the project

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Feedback	Feedback	Feedback system included in psychotherapy
control	Control	Psychotherapy as usual

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Health care utilization	12 months	Referral- and drop-out rate

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Symptom level	T 0 (baseline) and T4 (6 months, end of treatment)	Outcome Rating Scale and BASIS 32 and WHO-5
Patient satisfaction	T0, T2 (2 months), T4 (6 months, end of treatment)	Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8; Attkinson \& Zwick, 1982)
Alliance	T1 (1 hour start of treatment), T2 (2 months	Working Alliance Inventory (WAI-S)
Level of functioning	T1 (1 hour start of treatment) and T4 (6 months or end of treatment)	Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF; Hall, 1995)
Patient Activation Measure	T0, T1 (1 hour start of treatment), T3 (3 months) and T4 (6 months)	Patient Activation Measure Mental Health Questionnaire (13 items)
Preferences for involvement in decision making	T0, T2 (2 months) and T3 (3 months)	Modified Control Preferences Scale (6 items)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Tiller Distriktspsykiatriske Senter; 🇳🇴 Trondheim, Norway