COVID-19 e Telepsychotherapy: Which Variables Affect Therapeutic Experience?

NCT05743348 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 23C123
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 71
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

COVID-19 pandemic forced a widespread adoption of telemedicine, including telepsychotherapy. Telepsychotherapy has been proven to be effective before COVID-19 breakout (Poletti et al., 2020); however, both patients and therapists were skeptical about this modality. The aim of this study is to probe the experience of telepsychotherapy in both patients and therapists, during the COVID-19 lockdown. Thus, when the adoption of online colloquia was mandatory and not an option. Crucially, studying the experience of telepsychotherapy during the COVID-19 pandemic allows i) investigating also the experience of those patients and therapists that were not favorable to this kind of intervention and ii) comparing the experience of therapy in the online and face-to-face modality, in the same patients and therapists. Furthermore, we collect several psychological variables that possibly influence the experience and efficacy of telepsychotherapy (e.g., personality traits, attachment state of mind, previous traumatic experiences) to define the psychological profile behind a favorable or negative experience of telemedicine in both patients and therapists. As crucial novelty, this information is collected in both patients and their therapists, allowing the direct comparisons between the experience of the therapeutic relationship (e.g., empathy, alliance) from two different point of views. The results of the present study may help in the definition of possible subgroups of patients who may be sufficiently responsive to telepsychotherapy and those who may benefit - exclusively - of face-to-face interventions.

Conditions

Telepsychotherapy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Telepsychotherapy perception

  Psychometric measures of general perception/experience on the remotely delivered psychotherapy as far as efficacy and interpersonal factors are concerned

  At enrollment

Interventions

Telepsychotherapy BEHAVIORAL

Remotely delivered psychotherapy sessions

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 100 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The study addresses both licensed and currently practicing psychotherapists and their patients, namely individuals currently undergoing a psychotherapy

You may qualify if:

• Licensed and currently practicing psychotherapists
• Individuals currently undergoing a psychotherapy

You may not qualify if:

• not applicable

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Istituto Auxologico Italiano: lead

Study Sites (1)

Istituto Auxologico Italiano

Milan, 20149, Italy

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Mental Health Teletherapy

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Health Services; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities; Health Services; Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services; Telemedicine; Delivery of Health Care; Patient Care Management; Health Services Administration

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 22, 2023
• First Posted: February 24, 2023
• Study Start: April 5, 2021
• Primary Completion: April 30, 2022
• Study Completion: April 30, 2022
• Last Updated: February 24, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

IT (1)