Facilitating Implementation of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Primary Care and Community Clinics

The investigators propose to test the effect of external facilitation on the extent that brief cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for depression is incorporated into routine practice in primary care and community based clinics in the VA. The investigators will provide training in brief CBT to mental health providers in participating clinics. To the investigators' knowledge, this will be the first study of the effect of external facilitation on outcomes of a training intervention.

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Key information

Conditions

Depression Behavior Behavioral Symptoms

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

About this study

We will test the effect of external facilitation on the extent that brief CBT for depression is incorporated into routine practice in primary care and community based clinics in the VA. We will provide training in brief CBT to mental health providers in participating clinics. To our knowledge, this will be the first study of the effect of external facilitation on outcomes of a training intervention.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

mental health clinicians in selected clinics who do or are willing to do psychotherapy.

Exclusion criteria

clinicians who do not do psychotherapy in eligible clinics.

Treatment and study plan

External facilitation

Behavioral

Study facilitator meets regularly with therapists to aid implementation of CBT

Other names: Facilitation

Primary outcomes

CBT progress notes

Time frame: Monthly post-training for 6 months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

South Central VA Mental Illness Research, Education & Clinical Center

Fed

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2008
Primary completion: 2015
Study completion: 2015
First posted: May 13, 2008
Registry last updated: Sep 23, 2015

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