Patient Feedback Effectiveness Study
1 other identifier
interventional
118
1 country
2
Brief Summary
The purpose of the study is to determine if a semi-automated quality improvement system that provides addiction counselors with feedback on their average treatment satisfaction and therapeutic alliance (as rated by patients currently in treatment) is superior to no feedback in 32 community-based outpatient addiction treatment clinics.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable
Started Nov 2006
Typical duration for not_applicable
2 active sites
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
November 1, 2006
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
November 1, 2008
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
November 24, 2008
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
November 25, 2008
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
April 1, 2009
CompletedJanuary 20, 2012
January 1, 2012
2 years
November 24, 2008
January 18, 2012
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
clinician average weekly caseload patient-rated therapeutic alliance
12 weeks
Study Arms (2)
Feedback to counselors
EXPERIMENTALsubstance abuse counselors received feedback reports on their average performance and on the average performance of the clinic as a whole. Feedback reports contained information on average alliance, treatment satisfaction, and drug/alcohol use.
Treatment as Usual
NO INTERVENTIONNo feedback reports were provided in this arm.
Interventions
Surveys patients regarding treatment experiences.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- program: adult, outpatient, non-methadone maintenance substance abuse treatment programs
- clinician: must be leading at least one weekly group with minimum of 5 patients
- must be working at least 20% time at facility
You may not qualify if:
- clinics with fewer than 5 clinicians who conduct weekly group counseling
- clinics in which fewer than 50% of clinicians agree to participate
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (2)
New York University School of Medicine
New York, New York, 10010, United States
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Paul Crits-Christoph, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
November 24, 2008
First Posted
November 25, 2008
Study Start
November 1, 2006
Primary Completion
November 1, 2008
Study Completion
April 1, 2009
Last Updated
January 20, 2012
Record last verified: 2012-01