NCT00620009

Brief Summary

The purpose of the research is to: 1) to test whether psychotherapy including immediate feedback of empathy data is more efficacious than therapy without such an exchange of data, 2) to measure the degree of accuracy of therapist's empathy and its relationship to the patient's estimate of the therapist's empathy.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
16

participants targeted

Target at below P25 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jun 2002

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 1, 2002

Completed
5 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 1, 2007

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 1, 2007

Completed
9 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

February 11, 2008

Completed
10 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

February 21, 2008

Completed
Last Updated

February 21, 2008

Status Verified

February 1, 2008

Enrollment Period

5 years

First QC Date

February 11, 2008

Last Update Submit

February 11, 2008

Conditions

Psychotherapeutic ProcessesTransference (Psychology)

Keywords

EmpathyFeedbackPsychotherapy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Patient Global Assessment of Functioning

    20 psychotherapy sessions

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Barrett-Lenard Relationship Inventory

    Every 5th session, 20 sessions of psychotherapy

Study Arms (2)

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Therapists and patients record their estimates of the patient's Global Assessment of Functioning, but do not discuss these estimates in therapy sessions.

Empathy Feedback

EXPERIMENTAL

Therapists and patients record their ratings of the patient's Global Assessment of Functioning and discuss these ratings.

Behavioral: Empathy Feedback

Interventions

Empathy FeedbackBEHAVIORAL

Discussion of empathy ratings between patients and therapists during psychotherapy sessions.

Empathy Feedback

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 65 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Outpatient psychotherapy at University of Illinois at Chicago
  • Age 18-65

You may not qualify if:

  • Psychosis
  • Suicidality
  • Organic Brain Disorder

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, 60608, United States

Location

Study Officials

  • Bhaskar N. Sripada, M.D.

    University of Illinois at Chicago

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

February 11, 2008

First Posted

February 21, 2008

Study Start

June 1, 2002

Primary Completion

June 1, 2007

Study Completion

June 1, 2007

Last Updated

February 21, 2008

Record last verified: 2008-02

Locations

US(1)