Effects of Systematic Patient Feedback on Therapy Outcome

NCT01796223 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2011/1271
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 170
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

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.

Conditions

Mental Disorders

Keywords

Community mental health services; Psychotherapy; Physician-Patient Relations; Norway

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Health care utilization

  Referral- and drop-out rate

  12 months

Secondary Outcomes (6)

• Symptom level

  T 0 (baseline) and T4 (6 months, end of treatment)

• Patient satisfaction

  T0, T2 (2 months), T4 (6 months, end of treatment)

• Level of functioning

  T1 (1 hour start of treatment) and T4 (6 months or end of treatment)

• Preferences for involvement in decision making

  T0, T2 (2 months) and T3 (3 months)

• Patient Activation Measure

  T0, T1 (1 hour start of treatment), T3 (3 months) and T4 (6 months)

Other Outcomes (1)

• Use of health services

  12 months

Study Arms (2)

Feedback

EXPERIMENTAL

Feedback system included in psychotherapy

Behavioral: Feedback

control

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Psychotherapy as usual

Behavioral: Control

Interventions

Feedback BEHAVIORAL

The Partners for Change Outcome Management System, administered at the beginning and ending of every therapy session.

Also known as: PCOMS, KOR (Norwegian)

Feedback

Control BEHAVIORAL

control

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Referred for treatment of mental disorder(s)

You may not qualify if:

• Psychiatric emergency
• Poor/no understanding of Norwegian language
• Lack of ability to execute the practical procedures required for the project

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Norwegian University of Science and Technology: lead

Study Sites (1)

Tiller Distriktspsykiatriske Senter

Trondheim, Norway

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Brattland H, Koksvik JM, Burkeland O, Grawe RW, Klockner C, Linaker OM, Ryum T, Wampold B, Lara-Cabrera ML, Iversen VC. The effects of routine outcome monitoring (ROM) on therapy outcomes in the course of an implementation process: A randomized clinical trial. J Couns Psychol. 2018 Oct;65(5):641-652. doi: 10.1037/cou0000286. Epub 2018 Aug 16.

  PMID: 30113180 RESULT

• Brattland H, Koksvik JM, Burkeland O, Klockner CA, Lara-Cabrera ML, Miller SD, Wampold B, Ryum T, Iversen VC. Does the working alliance mediate the effect of routine outcome monitoring (ROM) and alliance feedback on psychotherapy outcomes? A secondary analysis from a randomized clinical trial. J Couns Psychol. 2019 Mar;66(2):234-246. doi: 10.1037/cou0000320. Epub 2019 Jan 31.

  PMID: 30702322 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Olav M Linaker, MD, PhD

  Norwegian University of Science and Technology

  STUDY CHAIR

• Mariela M Lara, MA

  National Taiwan Normal University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 19, 2013
• First Posted: February 21, 2013
• Study Start: December 1, 2012
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2017
• Study Completion: June 1, 2017
• Last Updated: September 5, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-08

Locations

NO (1)