Optimization of therapy outcome through client feedback in cognitive behavioral therapy of children and adolescents with internalizing and externalizing disorders

Optimization of therapy outcome through client feedback in cognitive behavioral therapy of children and adolescents with internalizing and externalizing disorders - OPTIE

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00016737

Enrollment

385

Registered

2019-09-17

Start date

2019-09-18

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Internalizing and externalizing symptoms in children and adolescents

Interventions

Group 1: Routine: Guideline-based behavioural therapy Group 2: Feedback: Guideline-based behavioural therapy plus questionnaire-based feedback system consisting out of monitoring (every 6 weeks), grap

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

6 Years to 17 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Internalizing and/or externalizing symptoms of the child; indication for an outpatient psychotherapy; sufficient German language skills of at least one caregiver.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: not applicable

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Blinded clinical rating: General psychopathology, assessed by the newly developed German interview version of the Symptoms and Functioning Serverity Scale (SFSS-I; see study protocol). Assessment schedule: Pre (beginning of therapy), intermediate (6 months after beginning of treatment) and post (12 months after beginning of treatment).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
A) Blinded clinical rating: (1) internal and external psychopathology, assessed by the German interview version of the Symptoms and Functioning Serverity Scale (SFSS-I; see study protocol); (2) Clinical change, assessed by the modified German Global assessment of psychosocial functioning (GBPF; Remschmidt, Schmidt & Poustka, 2012) B) Therapist's rating: (1) Clinical change, assessed by the modified German Global assessment of psychosocial functioning (GBPF; Remschmidt et al., 2012); (2) Treatment satisfaction, assessed by the German questionnaire Fragebogen zur Beurteilung der Behandlung (FBB; Mattejat & Remschmidt, 1999). C) Parental rating: (1) Therapy expectation, assessed by the Treatment Outcome Expectations Scale (TES; Bickman et al., 2010); (2) General psychopathology, assessed by the German version of the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL/6-18R; Döpfner, Plück, & Kinnen, 2014) and the corresponding short version Brief Problem Monitor (BPM-P/6-18; Döpfner, Breuer, & Rodenacker, in press); (3) General psychopathology, assessed by the German questionnaire Fremdbeurteilungsbogen zum Screening psychischer Störungen (FBB-SCREEN; Döpfner & Görtz-Dorten, 2017); (4) Subjective health and well-being, assessed by the KIDSCREEN-10 Index (KIDSCREEN; KIDSCREEN Group Europe, 2006); (5) Treatment satisfaction, assessed by the German questionnaire Fragebogen zur Beurteilung der Behandlung (FBB; Mattejat & Remschmidt, 1999). D) Self-rating of children/adolescents (from 11;0 years): (1) Therapy expectation, assessed by the Treatment Outcome Expectations Scale (TES; Bickman et al., 2010); (2) General psychopathology, assessed by the German version of the Youth Self Report (YSR/11-18R; Döpfner et al., 2014) and the corresponding short version Brief Problem Monitor (BPM-Y/11-18; Döpfner, Breuer, & Rodenacker, in press); (3) General psychopathology, assessed by the German questionnaire Fremdbeurteilungsbogen zum Screening psychischer Störungen (SBB-SCREEN; Döp	—

Measure

Time frame

A) Blinded clinical rating: (1) internal and external psychopathology, assessed by the German interview version of the Symptoms and Functioning Serverity Scale (SFSS-I; see study protocol); (2) Clinical change, assessed by the modified German Global assessment of psychosocial functioning (GBPF; Remschmidt, Schmidt & Poustka, 2012) B) Therapist's rating: (1) Clinical change, assessed by the modified German Global assessment of psychosocial functioning (GBPF; Remschmidt et al., 2012); (2) Treatment satisfaction, assessed by the German questionnaire Fragebogen zur Beurteilung der Behandlung (FBB; Mattejat & Remschmidt, 1999). C) Parental rating: (1) Therapy expectation, assessed by the Treatment Outcome Expectations Scale (TES; Bickman et al., 2010); (2) General psychopathology, assessed by the German version of the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL/6-18R; Döpfner, Plück, & Kinnen, 2014) and the corresponding short version Brief Problem Monitor (BPM-P/6-18; Döpfner, Breuer, & Rodenacker, in press); (3) General psychopathology, assessed by the German questionnaire Fremdbeurteilungsbogen zum Screening psychischer Störungen (FBB-SCREEN; Döpfner & Görtz-Dorten, 2017); (4) Subjective health and well-being, assessed by the KIDSCREEN-10 Index (KIDSCREEN; KIDSCREEN Group Europe, 2006); (5) Treatment satisfaction, assessed by the German questionnaire Fragebogen zur Beurteilung der Behandlung (FBB; Mattejat & Remschmidt, 1999). D) Self-rating of children/adolescents (from 11;0 years): (1) Therapy expectation, assessed by the Treatment Outcome Expectations Scale (TES; Bickman et al., 2010); (2) General psychopathology, assessed by the German version of the Youth Self Report (YSR/11-18R; Döpfner et al., 2014) and the corresponding short version Brief Problem Monitor (BPM-Y/11-18; Döpfner, Breuer, & Rodenacker, in press); (3) General psychopathology, assessed by the German questionnaire Fremdbeurteilungsbogen zum Screening psychischer Störungen (SBB-SCREEN; Döp

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactFelix Oswald

Ausbildungsinstitut für Kinder- und Jugendlichenpsychotherapie an der Uniklinik Köln (AKiP)

akip-optie@uk-koeln.de+49 221 478 76829

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 21, 2026