Process and Outcome Evaluation of Different Psychotherapies

• Conditions: Psychiatric Disorder; Mental Illness; Mental Disorder
• Interventions: Other: Psychotherapy

• Registration Number: NCT06538675
• Lead Sponsor: University of Salzburg

Brief Summary

In this study, adult patients and therapists at the Outpatient Clinic for Psychotherapy of the Paris Lodron University Salzburg will complete questionnaires throughout the course of psychotherapy in order to evaluate the course and outcome of psychotherapy.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2024-07-15
• Status Verified: 2024-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-08-02
• Study First Posted: 2024-08-06
• Study Start: 2024-09-30
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-12-30
• Last Update Posted: 2025-01-01
• Primary Completion: 2030-12
• Study Completion: 2035-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients: indication for psychotherapy, adult patients capable of giving consent, with sufficient knowledge of German to complete the questionnaires, signed treatment contract and declaration of consent
• Psychotherapists: officially registered psychotherapists and psychotherapists in training under supervision (in Austria), signed work contract and declaration of consent

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
systemic therapy	Psychotherapy	-
cognitive-behavioral therapy	Psychotherapy	-
psychoanalytic-psychodynamic therapy	Psychotherapy	-
humanistic therapy	Psychotherapy	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Hopkins Symptom Checklist Short Form (HSCL-11)	through study completion, an average of 1 year	11 items, Likert scale: 4-point scale; 1 (not at all) to 4 (very much), Minimum value: 11, Maximum value: 44, Higher scores indicate more mental health problems.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Society for Psychotherapy Research Item on Mental Health	through study completion, an average of 1 year	1 item, Likert scale: 5-point; 0 (very bad) to 4 (very good), Minimum value: 0, Maximum value: 4, Higher scores indicate better mental health.
Patient Health Questionnaire-8 (PHQ-8)	through study completion, an average of 1 year	8 items, Likert scale: 4-point; 0 (not at all) to 3 (nearly every day), Minimun value: 0, Maximum value: 24, Higher scores indicate more depressive symptoms, Score ≥ 10 indicate depression.
Positive Mental Health scale (PMH)	through study completion, an average of 1 year	9 items, Likert skala: 4-point; 0 (do not agree) to 3 (agree), Minimun value: 0, Maximum value: 27, Higher scores indicate higher positive mental health.
Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4)	through study completion, an average of 1 year	4 items, Likert scale: 4-point; 0 (not at all) to 3 (nearly every day), Minimun value: 0, Maximum value: 12, Higher scores indicate more depressive and anxiety symptoms, Score ≥3 for first 2 questions indicates depression, Score ≥ 3 for last 2 questions indicates anxiety.
Generalizied Anxiety Disorder Scale-7 (GAD-7)	through study completion, an average of 1 year	7 items, Likert scale: 4-point; 0 (not at all) to 3 (nearly every day), Minimun value: 0, Maximum value: 21, Higher scores indicate more anxiety symptoms, Score ≥ 10 indicate anxiety.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Paris-Lodron-University Salzburg; 🇦🇹 Salzburg, Austria