Testing the Utility of a Competence Scale for CBT-ED Therapists

NCT04934631 | Withdrawn

• 1 other identifier: 298732
• Study Type: observational
• Target: N/A
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

This study aims to test the utility of a newly developed clinician competence scale for those delivering Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy for Eating Disorders (CBT-ED), specifically assessing the inter-rater reliability of the measure.

Conditions

Measurement Reliability; Clinician Competence

Keywords

CBT; CBT-ED; CBTS-ED; Competence; Eating Disorders

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Reliability of the CBTS-ED

  Internal reliability of the CBTS-ED (Cronbach's Alpha) and the inter-rater reliability of the CBTS-ED (weighted Kappa statistic).

  12 months

Study Arms (3)

CBT-ED trainees and therapists.

Qualified clinicians delivering CBT-ED throughout a variety of treatment settings, working with adult eating disorder patients. Clinicians will audio-record CBT-ED therapy sessions with their eating disorder patients.

Other: Recording of CBT-ED session.

Eating Disorder patients.

Adult (18+ years) eating disorder patients currently accessing CBT-ED from one of the CBT-ED therapists/trainees stated above. Patients will have one of their therapy sessions audio-recorded.

Other: Recording of CBT-ED session.

Raters/Judges.

Either experts or non-experts in the field of CBT-ED. Raters will use the CBTS-ED to assess clinician competence when listening to the therapy session audio-recordings.

Other: Assessment of CBT-ED clinician competence.

Interventions

Recording of CBT-ED session. OTHER

Therapists will deliver treatment as usual (CBT-ED) to eating disorder patients. Therapy session will be audio recorded.

CBT-ED trainees and therapists.; Eating Disorder patients.

Assessment of CBT-ED clinician competence. OTHER

Independent raters will assess CBT-ED competence using the Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy Scale for Eating Disorders (CBTS-ED).

Raters/Judges.

Eligibility Criteria

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

Study Population

Clinicians delivering Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy for Eating Disorders (CBT-ED) will be assessed by independent raters using the Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy Scale for Eating Disorders (CBTS-ED). Clinicians will be delivering therapy in either NHS or Non-NHS organisations. A number of clinicians will be undergoing post-graduate diploma training in CBT-ED at either the University of Sheffield or UCL.

You may qualify if:

• Qualified clinicians with a core National Health Service (NHS) profession currently undergoing post-graduate diploma training in CBT-ED at either the University of Sheffield or University College London (UCL), or;
• Qualified clinicians not on the CBT-ED training course but delivering CBT-ED
• Treating adult (18+ years) eating disorder patients
• Have a good understanding of written and verbal English
• Primary diagnosis of an eating disorder
• Accessing CBT-ED
• Aged 18+ years
• Have a good understanding of written and verbal English
• Have the capacity to provide written informed consent
• Specialists in the field of CBT-ED, or;
• Qualified clinicians who do not ordinarily work with eating disorder patients, or;
• CBT-ED trainees at Sheffield University or UCL, or;
• CBT-ED training course supervisors at Sheffield University or UCL
• Have a good understanding of written and verbal English

You may not qualify if:

• Non-qualified clinicians
• Non CBT-ED clinicians
• Clinicians only treating children or young people with eating disorders (aged 17 years or younger)
• Have little understanding of written and verbal English
• Non-eating disorder patients
• Eating disorder patients who are accessing treatment other than CBT
• Aged 17 years or younger
• Have little understanding of written and verbal English
• Lack the capacity to understand the project and provide written informed consent
• \- Little understanding of written and verbal English

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Sheffield: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Feeding and Eating Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Signs and Symptoms, Digestive; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Glenn Waller

  University of Sheffield

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Research Assistant

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 14, 2021
• First Posted: June 22, 2021
• Study Start: January 1, 2023
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2023
• Study Completion: September 1, 2023
• Last Updated: May 16, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-05