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NCT Number: NCT06538675

Process and Outcome Evaluation of Different Psychotherapies

In this study, adult patients and therapists at the Outpatient Clinic for Psychotherapy of the Paris Lodron University Salzburg will complete questionnaires throughout the course of psychotherapy in order to evaluate the course and outcome of psychotherapy.

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Key information

Conditions

Mental Illness Mental Disorder Mental Disorders Psychiatric Disorder

Age range

18 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Paris-Lodron-University Salzburg

Salzburg, State of Salzburg, 5020, Austria

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients: indication for psychotherapy, adult patients capable of giving consent, with sufficient knowledge of German to complete the questionnaires, signed treatment contract and declaration of consent
  • Psychotherapists: officially registered psychotherapists and psychotherapists in training under supervision (in Austria), signed work contract and declaration of consent

Treatment and study plan

Psychotherapy

Other

Patients are assigned to a therapist and will receive psychotherapy

Primary outcomes

  1. Hopkins Symptom Checklist Short Form (HSCL-11)

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year

    11 items, Likert scale: 4-point scale; 1 (not at all) to 4 (very much), Minimum value: 11, Maximum value: 44, Higher scores indicate more mental health problems.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Patient Health Questionnaire-8 (PHQ-8)

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year

    8 items, Likert scale: 4-point; 0 (not at all) to 3 (nearly every day), Minimun value: 0, Maximum value: 24, Higher scores indicate more depressive symptoms, Score ≥ 10 indicate depression.

  2. Generalizied Anxiety Disorder Scale-7 (GAD-7)

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year

    7 items, Likert scale: 4-point; 0 (not at all) to 3 (nearly every day), Minimun value: 0, Maximum value: 21, Higher scores indicate more anxiety symptoms, Score ≥ 10 indicate anxiety.

  3. Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4)

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year

    4 items, Likert scale: 4-point; 0 (not at all) to 3 (nearly every day), Minimun value: 0, Maximum value: 12, Higher scores indicate more depressive and anxiety symptoms, Score ≥3 for first 2 questions indicates depression, Score ≥ 3 for last 2 questions indicates anxiety.

  4. Positive Mental Health scale (PMH)

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year

    9 items, Likert skala: 4-point; 0 (do not agree) to 3 (agree), Minimun value: 0, Maximum value: 27, Higher scores indicate higher positive mental health.

  5. Society for Psychotherapy Research Item on Mental Health

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year

    1 item, Likert scale: 5-point; 0 (very bad) to 4 (very good), Minimum value: 0, Maximum value: 4, Higher scores indicate better mental health.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Salzburg

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Process and Outcome Evaluation of Psychotherapeutic Approaches At the Outpatient Clinic for Psychotherapy of the Paris Lodron University Salzburg

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2030
Study completion
2035
First posted
Aug 6, 2024
Registry last updated
Jan 1, 2025

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