A Study on Expectation Adjustment to Minimize Side Effects in Psychotherapy

A Study on Expectation Adjustment to Minimize Side Effects in Psychotherapy - EASE

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00037965

Enrollment

620

Registered

2026-01-21

Start date

2026-02-16

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-01

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Conditions

For the study, test subjects recruited online, without previous experience of psychotherapy are to be examined

Interventions

Group 1: Control group: Video (2 minutes) displaying conventional, neutral information about side effects in psychotherapy (total duration: approx. 20 min) Group 2: Intervention group: Expectation-op

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Interest in participating

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Previous experience with psychotherapy, hearing or visual impairments that may interfere with viewing audiovisual sequences

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Inventory for the balanced assessment of Negative Effects of Psychotherapy (INEP), Subjective valence of side effects, therapy-related expectations (G-EEE) at Baseline, T1 (pre-Video) und T2 (post-Video)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Questionnaires on demographic data, pre-existing knowledge of side effects, extent of current psychological symptoms (PHQ-9, PSS-10), Desire of Relief, Credibility Expectancy Questionnaire (CEQ), therapy motivation, therapist's warmth and competence	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactMarcel Wilhelm

Philipps-Universität Marburg

marcel.wilhelm@staff.uni-marburg.de+49 6421 2823617

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026