Assessing Psychotherapy Outcome With Feedback

Recruiting in Palo Alto (17 mi)

+3 other locations

Overseen byWilliam Pinsof, Ph.D.

Age: Any Age

Sex: Any

Travel: May Be Covered

Time Reimbursement: Varies

Trial Phase: Academic

Waitlist Available

Sponsor: The Family Institute at Northwestern University

No Placebo Group

Approved in 4 Jurisdictions

Trial Summary

What is the purpose of this trial?

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.

Research Team

William Pinsof, Ph.D.

Principal Investigator

The Family Institute at Northwestern University

Eligibility Criteria

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

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Treatment Details

Interventions

Psychotherapy (NA)

Participant Groups

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Treatment as Usual with the STIC (TAU + STIC)Experimental Treatment2 Interventions

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 II: Treatment as UsualActive Control1 Intervention

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

Psychotherapy is already approved in Canada for the following indications: