Assessing Psychotherapy Outcome With Feedback

NCT ID: NCT02023736

Last Updated: 2016-08-09

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

1000 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-12-31

Study Completion Date

2017-08-31

Brief Summary

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This study is a comparison of client outcomes in two different types of psychotherapy treatment. In one condition clients will receive treatment-as-usual (TAU); the therapy that they would normally receive. In the other condition clients will receive treatment-as-usual but in addition their therapist will have access to empirical feedback on client progress. Clients in the feedback condition will fill out weekly online questionnaires, and their therapists will have access to a website that feeds back the results of these questionnaires. The purpose of the study is to understand the impact of providing such feedback to therapists. Participating therapists at 4 sites will offer all of their clients the opportunity to participate, and participating clients will be randomly assigned to either condition. This should result in a representative sample of client seeking treatment at these 4 Chicago-area clinics.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Individual Psychiatric Disorder Couple Dysfunction Family Dysfunction

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Treatment as Usual

Patients in the Treatment as Usual condition receive the same psychotherapy treatment as they would were they not enrolled in the study.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Treatment as Usual

Intervention Type OTHER

Clients receive psychotherapy treatment as planned and implemented by their psychotherapists. Exact type of treatment varies by therapist and according to client need.

Treatment as Usual with the STIC (TAU + STIC)

Patients in the TAU + STIC condition receive the treatment that they normally would from their therapist, but with the addition of the STIC measurement and feedback system.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Systemic Therapy Inventory of Change (STIC)

Intervention Type OTHER

The STIC is a computerized measurement and feedback system for use in psychotherapy. The measurement system consists of weekly questionnaires, completed on the computer, that target symptoms and functioning in a variety of domains of a clients life (e.g., individual symptoms, couple functioning, family functioning, relationship with children). The feedback system consists of a web-portal where therapists may access their clients' STIC responses, for the purposes of planning treatment, assessing progress, and discussing change with clients.

Treatment as Usual

Intervention Type OTHER

Clients receive psychotherapy treatment as planned and implemented by their psychotherapists. Exact type of treatment varies by therapist and according to client need.

Interventions

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Systemic Therapy Inventory of Change (STIC)

The STIC is a computerized measurement and feedback system for use in psychotherapy. The measurement system consists of weekly questionnaires, completed on the computer, that target symptoms and functioning in a variety of domains of a clients life (e.g., individual symptoms, couple functioning, family functioning, relationship with children). The feedback system consists of a web-portal where therapists may access their clients' STIC responses, for the purposes of planning treatment, assessing progress, and discussing change with clients.

Intervention Type OTHER

Treatment as Usual

Clients receive psychotherapy treatment as planned and implemented by their psychotherapists. Exact type of treatment varies by therapist and according to client need.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Client seeks therapy at one of the 4 participating sites
* For Individual therapy: client must consent and complete pre-test battery before the first therapy session
* For couple therapy: both clients must consent and complete pre-test battery before the first therapy session
* For family therapy: at least one client must consent and complete pre-test battery before the first therapy session
* Clients must be 12 years of age or older
* Clients must be able to read (English or Spanish) at a 6th grade level

Exclusion Criteria

* Clients under 12 years of age
* Clients incapable of reading at a 6th grade level
* Clients who are blind, or are have sufficiently impaired sight as to be unable to read the questions on the web portal
Minimum Eligible Age

12 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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The Chicago Community Trust

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Jewish Child and Family Services

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Catholic Charities

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Community Counseling Centers of Chicago

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

The Family Institute at Northwestern University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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William Pinsof, Ph.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The Family Institute at Northwestern University

Locations

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Community Counseling Centers of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Jewish Child and Family Services

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Catholic Charities

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

The Family Institute at Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Jacob Z Goldsmith, Ph.D.

Role: CONTACT

847 733 4300 ext. 650

Other Identifiers

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TFI-001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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