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Clinical Trials/NCT01796223
NCT01796223CompletedNot Applicable

Effects of Systematic Patient Feedback on Therapy Outcome and Dropout: A Randomized Controlled Study on Adult Out-patients at a Community Mental Health Centre.

Norwegian University of Science and Technology1 site in 1 country170 target enrollmentStarted: December 2012Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Enrollment
170
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Health care utilization

Study Overview

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.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
None

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

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

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Health care utilization

Time Frame: 12 months

Referral- and drop-out rate

Secondary Outcomes

  • Symptom level(T 0 (baseline) and T4 (6 months, end of treatment))
  • Patient satisfaction(T0, T2 (2 months), T4 (6 months, end of treatment))
  • Alliance(T1 (1 hour start of treatment), T2 (2 months)
  • Level of functioning(T1 (1 hour start of treatment) and T4 (6 months or end of treatment))
  • Patient Activation Measure(T0, T1 (1 hour start of treatment), T3 (3 months) and T4 (6 months))
  • Preferences for involvement in decision making(T0, T2 (2 months) and T3 (3 months))

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Sponsor

Study Sites (1)

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