The Effect of Video-based Testimonials About Psychotherapy on Treatment Expectations and a Short Online Intervention

NCT ID: NCT05826886

Last Updated: 2023-11-18

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

81 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-04-04

Study Completion Date

2023-10-01

Brief Summary

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Research has shown that treatment expectations play a major role in the course of mental disorders and that positive expectations have a beneficial impact on treatment outcomes. Expectations can develop in different ways and an emerging body of research shows that social learning plays a significant role in this process. To date, most studies have investigated the impact of social learning on treatment expectations in the context of pain relief. Little is known about the impact of social learning in the psychotherapeutic treatment of depression. Therefore, this study investigates whether treatment expectations about depression therapy and treatment effects of a short online intervention can be modulated via social learning, i.e., showing positive treatment testimonials.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Health Care Utilization

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

FACTORIAL

Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Control video

Video of a woman describing basic information about psychotherapy and how it is embedded in the insurance system in Germany. Personal experience with therapy are not provided. 'Emotional writing' is introduced as a type of intervention used in depression treatment and basic information about it is provided.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Emotional Writing

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants complete four 20-minute sessions of emotional writing (at home) on four consecutive days. Instructions are provided online before each writing session.

Testimonials

Video of a patient and a therapist, who both describe their personal experience of depression therapy in a positive but realistic way. Emphasis is on the personal experience protagonist. 'Emotional writing' is described as a helpful technique from a first person perspective.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Emotional Writing

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants complete four 20-minute sessions of emotional writing (at home) on four consecutive days. Instructions are provided online before each writing session.

Interventions

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Emotional Writing

Participants complete four 20-minute sessions of emotional writing (at home) on four consecutive days. Instructions are provided online before each writing session.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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Expressive Writing

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* at least 18 years old
* be able understand German (at least B1 level)
* have access to a computer device with internet access

Exclusion Criteria

* age below 18 years old
* non correctable hearing or visual impairment
* diagnosis of borderline-personality disorder
* diagnosis of post-traumatic-stress-disorder
* self-reported suicidality
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Philipps University Marburg

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Winfried Rief

Professor, Dr.

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Winfried Rief

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Philipps-University Marburg, Germany

Locations

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Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Philipps-University Marburg

Marburg, , Germany

Site Status

Countries

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Germany

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Other Identifiers

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Social learning 2_intervention

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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