Investigation of process factors and the positive and negative effects of outpatient psychotherapy using routine outcome monitoring

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00040953

Enrollment

400

Registered

2026-07-10

Start date

2026-07-14

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

All mental disorders (Chapter F of the ICD-10)

Interventions

Group 1: Outpatient psychotherapy (TP, VT, or systemic therapy) with routine outcome monitoring and the option for therapists to view patients' questionnaire data. Group 2: Outpatient psychotherapy (T

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Outpatient therapy at one of the two centers; consent to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Age < 18 years, no outpatient therapy, no informed consent for the study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Alliance (as measured by the Working Alliance Inventory (WAI) questionnaire) in the subsequent session	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Severity of symptoms (measured using the Brief Symptom Checklist (BSCL) questionnaire) at the end of treatment	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactSimone Jennissen

Institut für Medizinische Psychologie, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg

simone.jennissen@med.uni-heidelberg.de+496221 5638432

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026