Treatment discontinuation in outpatient psychotherapy practice – prediction, feedback and recommendations

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00021456

Enrollment

Registered

2020-05-13

Start date

2019-11-13

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

F00-F99

Interventions

Group 1: adult therapists (in advanced or completed training) who receive feedback on their patients' risk for treatment discontinuation + recommendations (experimental group) Group 2: adult therapist

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Therapists active at a university outpatient clinic in Mainz who agreed to participate in the present study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: none

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The aim of the present study is to improve the effectiveness of outpatient psychotherapeutic treatment by providing therapists with feedback about their patients' risk for treatment discontinuation at the beginning of treatment. Therapists may use such patient specific information and recommended interventions in order to counteract premature treatment discontinuation.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactAnne-Kathrin Bräscher

Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz Abteilung für Klinische Psychologie, Psychotherapie und experimentelle Psychopathologie

abraesch@uni-mainz.de06131 3939209

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026