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Optimizing Treatment Expectations via Communication Style

Optimizing Treatment Expectations via Communication Style - OTEC

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00031950
Enrollment
100
Registered
2023-06-20
Start date
2023-07-11
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

People who seek advice on psychotherapy

Interventions

Group 1: Counseling session for information about (outpatient) psychotherapy with focus on warmth and competence: The consultant will use body language, gestures, facial expressions and language to pl

Sponsors

Philipps-Universität Marburg
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: good German language skills

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: previous experiences with psychiatric-psychological counseling since the age of 16 (psychotherapy e.g. outpatient treatment, inpatient treatment, day-care hospital or psychotropic drugs e.g. antidepressants)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Assessment of utcome expectations via Generic rating scale for previous treatment experiences, treatment expectations, and treatment effects (GEEE) (assessment points: Baseline t0, directly after consultation t1, 2-week follow-up t2, 6-month follow-up t3)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
psychopathology via Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) (assessment points: Baseline t0, 2-week follow-up t2, 6-month follow-up t3) and Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-D) (assessment points: Baseline t0, 6-month follow-up t3, only PHQ-9 2-week follow-up t2) therapeutic alliance via Helping Alliance Questionnaire (HAQ-S) (assessment points: directly after consultation t1, 2-week follow-up t2)

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactLina Romankiewicz

Philipps-Universität Marburg

lina.romankiewicz@uni-marburg.de+49 6421 2824052

Outcome results

None listed

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