NCT Number: NCT06038747
The primary objective of this randomized controlled trial is to examine the influence of a brief post-session battery, designed to foster patient self-monitoring and reflection on their emotional reactions toward their psychotherapist, on the quality of the therapeutic relationship and treatment outcomes.
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All sexes
Interventional
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Researchforme.Unc.Edu, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
The quality of the therapeutic relationship is critical in determining psychotherapy outcomes. However, facilitating patients' self-awareness and reflection on their affective responses to their therapist remains understudied as a potential tool for enhancing this relationship and subsequent treatment outcomes. The primary objective of this study is to examine the influence of a brief post-session battery, designed to foster patient self-monitoring and reflection on their emotional reactions toward their psychotherapist, on the quality of the therapeutic relationship and treatment outcomes. Using an observational randomized control trial design, participants will be allocated into intervention and control groups. Those in the intervention group will complete a postsession battery following each therapy session, while the control group will only undergo regular treatment. Data collection will be facilitated through the Qualtrics online survey software and span baseline, mid-trial (5th week), and end-of-trial (10th week) assessments.
Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes
Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.
Inclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria
The post-session battery consists of two self-report scales measuring both positive and negative affective reactions of the participants toward their therapist during the therapy session. The general feedback is a brief text that encourages participants to share and discuss their feelings and reflections with their therapist.
Individual psychotherapy sessions
Time frame: Baseline, 5 weeks
Measure of psychological distress devised to be administered during a course of psychotherapeutic treatment to determine treatment response. The Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation-Outcome Measure (CORE-OM) is a 34-item self-report measure of change in psychotherapy. Total score ranges 0-136. Higher scores represent poorer overall functioning.
Time frame: Baseline, 10 weeks
Measure of psychological distress devised to be administered during a course of psychotherapeutic treatment to determine treatment response. The Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation-Outcome Measure (CORE-OM) is a 34-item self-report measure of change in psychotherapy. Total score ranges 0-136. Higher scores represent poorer overall functioning.
Time frame: 5 weeks, 10 weeks.
Measure of psychological distress devised to be administered during a course of psychotherapeutic treatment to determine treatment response. The Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation-Outcome Measure (CORE-OM) is a 34-item self-report measure of change in psychotherapy. Total score ranges 0-136. Higher scores represent poorer overall functioning.
Time frame: Baseline, 5 weeks.
Measure of psychological distress devised to be administered during a course of psychotherapeutic treatment to determine treatment response. The Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation-Outcome Measure (CORE-OM) is a self-report measure of change in psychotherapy. The subjective well-being subscale score ranges 0-16). Higher scores represent poorer subjective well-being.
Time frame: Baseline, 10 weeks.
Measure of psychological distress devised to be administered during a course of psychotherapeutic treatment to determine treatment response. The Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation-Outcome Measure (CORE-OM) is a self-report measure of change in psychotherapy. The subjective well-being subscale score ranges 0-16). Higher scores represent poorer subjective well-being.
Time frame: 5 weeks, 10 weeks.
Measure of psychological distress devised to be administered during a course of psychotherapeutic treatment to determine treatment response. The Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation-Outcome Measure (CORE-OM) is a self-report measure of change in psychotherapy. The subjective well-being subscale score ranges 0-16). Higher scores represent poorer subjective well-being.
Time frame: Baseline, 5 weeks.
Measure of psychological distress devised to be administered during a course of psychotherapeutic treatment to determine treatment response. The Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation-Outcome Measure (CORE-OM) is a self-report measure of change in psychotherapy. The problems/symptoms subscale score ranges 0-48). Higher scores represent greater problems/symptoms.
Time frame: Baseline, 10 weeks.
Measure of psychological distress devised to be administered during a course of psychotherapeutic treatment to determine treatment response. The Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation-Outcome Measure (CORE-OM) is a self-report measure of change in psychotherapy. The problems/symptoms subscale score ranges 0-48). Higher scores represent greater problems/symptoms.
Time frame: 5 weeks, 10 weeks.
Measure of psychological distress devised to be administered during a course of psychotherapeutic treatment to determine treatment response. The Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation-Outcome Measure (CORE-OM) is a self-report measure of change in psychotherapy. The problems/symptoms subscale score ranges 0-48). Higher scores represent greater problems/symptoms.
Time frame: Baseline, 5 weeks.
Measure of psychological distress devised to be administered during a course of psychotherapeutic treatment to determine treatment response. The Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation-Outcome Measure (CORE-OM) is a self-report measure of change in psychotherapy. The life functioning difficulties subscale score ranges 0-48). Higher scores represent greater life functioning difficulties.
Time frame: Baseline, 10 weeks.
Measure of psychological distress devised to be administered during a course of psychotherapeutic treatment to determine treatment response. The Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation-Outcome Measure (CORE-OM) is a self-report measure of change in psychotherapy. The life functioning difficulties subscale score ranges 0-48). Higher scores represent greater life functioning difficulties.
Time frame: 5 weeks, 10 weeks.
Measure of psychological distress devised to be administered during a course of psychotherapeutic treatment to determine treatment response. The Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation-Outcome Measure (CORE-OM) is a self-report measure of change in psychotherapy. The life functioning difficulties subscale score ranges 0-48). Higher scores represent greater life functioning difficulties.
Time frame: Baseline, 5 weeks.
Measure of psychological distress devised to be administered during a course of psychotherapeutic treatment to determine treatment response. The Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation-Outcome Measure (CORE-OM) is a self-report measure of change in psychotherapy. The risk/harm subscale score ranges 0-26). Higher scores represent greater risk/harm.
Time frame: Baseline, 10 weeks.
Measure of psychological distress devised to be administered during a course of psychotherapeutic treatment to determine treatment response. The Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation-Outcome Measure (CORE-OM) is a self-report measure of change in psychotherapy. The risk/harm subscale score ranges 0-26). Higher scores represent greater risk/harm.
Time frame: 5 weeks, 10 weeks.
Measure of psychological distress devised to be administered during a course of psychotherapeutic treatment to determine treatment response. The Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation-Outcome Measure (CORE-OM) is a self-report measure of change in psychotherapy. The risk/harm subscale score ranges 0-26). Higher scores represent greater risk/harm.
Time frame: Up to 10 weeks.
Measure of the real relationship between a therapist and participant from the participant's viewpoint. The Real Relationship Inventory-Client-Short form (RRI-C-SF) is an 8-item self-report measure of the quality of the real relationship and includes two subscales: Genuineness and Realism, both of which represent closely related dimensions of authenticity and perceptual accuracy within the therapeutic relationship. Total score ranges 0-40. Higher scores represent better quality of the real relationship. It will be assessed at baseline, mid-trial (5 weeks), and end-of-trial (10 weeks).
Time frame: Up to 10 weeks.
Measure of the real relationship between a therapist and participant from the participant's viewpoint. The Real Relationship Inventory-Client-Short form (RRI-C-SF) is an 8-item self-report measure of the quality of the real relationship and includes two subscales: Genuineness and Realism, both of which represent closely related dimensions of authenticity and perceptual accuracy within the therapeutic relationship. The Genuineness subscale (3 items) score ranges 0-20. Higher scores represent higher perceived genuineness. It will be assessed at baseline, mid-trial (5 weeks), and end-of-trial (10 weeks).
Time frame: Up to 10 weeks.
Measure of the real relationship between a therapist and participant from the participant's viewpoint. The Real Relationship Inventory-Client-Short form (RRI-C-SF) is an 8-item self-report measure of the quality of the real relationship and includes two subscales: Genuineness and Realism, both of which represent closely related dimensions of authenticity and perceptual accuracy within the therapeutic relationship. The Realism subscale (4 items) score range 0-20. Higher scores represent higher perceived realism. It will be assessed at baseline, mid-trial (5 weeks), and end-of-trial (10 weeks).
Time frame: Up to 10 weeks.
Measure of the working alliance between a therapist and participant from the participant's viewpoint. The Working Alliance Inventory-Short Revised (WAI-SR) is a 12-item self-report measure of the quality of the working alliance and includes three subscales: goal, task, and bond. Total score ranges 0-72. Higher scores indicate a stronger alliance. It will be assessed at baseline, mid-trial (5 weeks), and end-of-trial (10 weeks).
Time frame: Up to 10 weeks.
Measure of the working alliance between a therapist and participant from the participant's viewpoint. The Working Alliance Inventory-Short Revised (WAI-SR) is a 12-item self-report measure of the quality of the working alliance. The Goal subscale (3 items) score ranges 0-18. Higher scores indicate a stronger agreement on the tasks of therapy. It will be assessed at baseline, mid-trial (5 weeks), and end-of-trial (10 weeks).
Time frame: Up to 10 weeks.
Measure of the working alliance between a therapist and participant from the participant's viewpoint. The Working Alliance Inventory-Short Revised (WAI-SR) is a 12-item self-report measure of the quality of the working alliance. The Task subscale score (3 items) ranges 0-18. Higher scores indicate a stronger agreement on the tasks of therapy. It will be assessed at baseline, mid-trial (5 weeks), and end-of-trial (10 weeks).
Time frame: Up to 10 weeks.
Measure of the working alliance between a therapist and participant from the participant's viewpoint. The Working Alliance Inventory-Short Revised (WAI-SR) is a 12-item self-report measure of the quality of the working alliance. The Bond subscale score (3 items) ranges 0-18. Higher scores indicate a stronger affective bond between the patient and the therapist. It will be assessed at baseline, mid-trial (5 weeks), and end-of-trial (10 weeks).
Time frame: Up to 10 weeks.
Number of scheduled psychotherapy sessions that have been missed or canceled by the participant. It will be assessed at baseline, mid-trial (5 weeks), and end-of-trial (10 weeks).
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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Investigating the Impact of Regular Self-monitoring and Reflecting on Affective Reactions Toward the Psychotherapist on Treatment Outcomes: A Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol.
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