The Effects of an Expectation-focused Nonguided Therapy Preparation
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 81
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Change in outcome expectation (Credibility and Expectancy Questionnaire (CEQ) scale) from Baseline to T1
研究概览
简要总结
Various studies have shown that a more positive outcome expectation can have an influence on the actual treatment outcome of outpatient psychotherapeutic treatments. Therefore, the aim of this online study is to investigate whether [1] the patients' outcome expectation of outpatient psychotherapy can be optimized by a brief nonguided online intervention and whether [2] this intervention can influence important factors of psychotherapy, such as active cooperation, the therapeutic relationship, motivation, and regular attendance to therapy.
To examine these questions, patients who are waiting for outpatient therapy will be randomized into two groups (control vs. intervention group) after baseline assessment. The intervention group will participate in a brief therapy preparation (30 minutes) that focuses on optimizing outcome expectations. Both groups will fill out questionnaires again on the following day, during the diagnostic phase at the beginning of therapy and six months later (or at the end of therapy in case therapy ends before the 6-month-follow-up). Furthermore, therapists will also fill out questionnaires during the diagnostic phase at the beginning of therapy and six months later (or at the end of therapy in case therapy ends before the 6-month-follow-up).
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •patients who are waiting for therapy at the ambulance for psychotherapy Marburg ("Psychotherapie-Ambulanz Marburg")
- •Age 18 or above
- •Fluency in German
- •Informed consent
排除标准
- •visual or hearing impairment that interferes with viewing or listening to video recordings
结局指标
主要结局
Change in outcome expectation (Credibility and Expectancy Questionnaire (CEQ) scale) from Baseline to T1
时间窗: Baseline, T1 (following day)
German version of the Credibility and Expectancy Questionnaire (CEQ), 6-item scale (Raeke, 2013).The CEQ consists of two subscales with four items measuring cognitive-focused credibility (e.g., "At this point, how logical does the therapy offered to you seem?") and two items measuring affect-focused expectations (e.g., "By the end of the therapy period, how much improvement in your symptoms do you really feel will occur?"). The CEQ applies different rating scales; a 9-point scale ranging from 1 (not at all) to 9 (very much) and a percentage rating scale ranging from 0% (not at all) to 100% (very much) with higher sum scores indicating greater treatment credibility and expectations.
次要结局
- Change in outcome expectation (Credibility and Expectancy Questionnaire (CEQ) scale) from Baseline to T2 to T3(Baseline, T2 (start of therapy), T3 (6-month-follow-up))
- Change in outcome expectation and process expectations (Milwaukee Psychotherapy Expectations Questionnaire (MPEQ)) from Baseline to T1 to T2 to T3(Baseline, T1 (following day), T2 (start of therapy), T3 (6-month-follow-up))
- Change in scores on the subscale for treatment expectations of the the generic rating scale for previous treatment experiences, treatment expectations, and treatment effects (GEEE) from baseline to T1 to T2 to T3(Baseline, T1 (following day), T2 (start of therapy), T3 (6-month-follow-up))
- Change in symptom severity (Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II), Patient Health Questionnaire 4 (PHQ-4), Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R))(Baseline, T2 (start of therapy), T3 (6-month-follow-up))