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Empowering Clients, Preventing Dropout and Improving Outcomes Through Routine Outcome Monitoring and Systematic Client Feedback in Social Services
Led by Karolinska Institutet · Updated on 2025-12-26
400
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
26 weeks
Total Duration
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What this Trial Is About
Researchers are evaluating a new method called Feedback Informed Treatment (FIT) to improve the interventions provided through social services. This randomized controlled trial focuses on outpatient care, addiction services, and residential treatment settings. The study aims to assess the direct effects of FIT, its cost-effectiveness, measurement tools, and how well it predicts outcomes. It also explores client and social worker experiences and factors affecting FIT's use in social services. Participants are assigned to either receive treatment as usual or treatment as usual combined with FIT. FIT involves using digital or paper tools to collect client feedback regularly during each visit or service week. Social workers administer specific rating scales at the start and end of sessions, discuss results with clients, and foster a culture of open feedback. Therapists in the FIT group will also receive regular supervision to support implementation. Participants will provide feedback about their progress and the care they receive at baseline, three months, six months, and one year. The study measures include problem levels, days affected by problems, clinical outcomes, and quality of life. Both clients and social workers will share their experiences of giving and receiving feedback. The total participation period covers one year, during which researchers will monitor outcomes and the impact of using FIT compared to usual social service treatment.
CONDITIONS
Brief Title
Improving Outcomes in Social Services Through Routine Outcome Monitoring and Systematic Client Feedback
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- People who have been granted assistance under the Social Services Act at included centers
- Age 15 years or older
- Ability to understand and use Swedish for feedback tools
- Willingness to participate and provide feedback during social service interventions
You will not qualify if you...
- Insufficient knowledge of Swedish or cognitive impairments that prevent using FIT in Swedish
- Receiving involuntary support or treatment under the Act on the Compulsory Care of Young People or the Act on the Compulsory Care of Drug Abusers
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Your Study Journey
Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
1 visit (in-person or remote) to confirm eligibility and consent
Duration - Up to 1 year
Participants receive social services interventions either with Feedback Informed Treatment (FIT) or Treatment as Usual (TAU). FIT involves systematic client feedback collected at each session to guide care, while TAU involves standard psychosocial support without formal feedback tools.
Weekly visits or contacts during treatment sessions
Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Linköpings kommun
Linköping, Sweden
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
M
Magnus Johansson, PhD
T
Therese Nestor
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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