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The Effects of an Expectation-focused Nonguided Therapy Preparation

NCT05519722 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 81

Last updated 2024-08-07

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Summary

Various studies have shown that a more positive outcome expectation can have an influence on the actual treatment outcome of outpatient psychotherapeutic treatments. Therefore, the aim of this online study is to investigate whether \[1\] the patients' outcome expectation of outpatient psychotherapy can be optimized by a brief nonguided online intervention and whether \[2\] this intervention can influence important factors of psychotherapy, such as active cooperation, the therapeutic relationship, motivation, and regular attendance to therapy.

To examine these questions, patients who are waiting for outpatient therapy will be randomized into two groups (control vs. intervention group) after baseline assessment. The intervention group will participate in a brief therapy preparation (30 minutes) that focuses on optimizing outcome expectations. Both groups will fill out questionnaires again on the following day, during the diagnostic phase at the beginning of therapy and six months later (or at the end of therapy in case therapy ends before the 6-month-follow-up). Furthermore, therapists will also fill out questionnaires during the diagnostic phase at the beginning of therapy and six months later (or at the end of therapy in case therapy ends before the 6-month-follow-up).

Conditions

  • Expectations

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Expectation-focused online intervention

Patients receive an expectation-focused online intervention (around 30 minutes) consisting of a video with general information about psychotherapy, a video with reports of patients' therapy experiences, questions on the content of the videos as well as open questions on personal strengths, fears and expectations in the context of therapy. This intervention aims to optimize patients' expectations by focusing on positive and realistic expectations regarding the psychotherapeutic process.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Philipps University Marburg

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Winfried Rief, Prof. Dr. · Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy Dept. of Psychology, Philipps-University Marburg

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-09-15
Primary Completion
2024-03-18
Completion
2024-03-31

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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