The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a $243,750 Project Grant under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, doing business as Clinical Practices of the University of Pennsylvania. The grant aims to develop and evaluate "Tele-BE", a novel telehealth infrastructure that leverages behavioral economics strategies to nudge and incentivize clinicians to use core structural components of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). The key products or services to be delivered include:
- Refining the Tele-BE prototype through participatory design with clinicians and supervisors.
- Field testing and iteratively refining Tele-BE using rapid cycle prototyping to optimize the user experience and behavioral economics strategies.
- Conducting a 12-week open trial with 30 community mental health clinicians to test the preliminary effectiveness of the refined Tele-BE in enhancing clinician CBT structural component fidelity compared to telehealth as usual.
This award aligns with NIMH's strategic plan to develop decision-support tools and technologies that increase the implementation of evidence-based mental health practices. The results will inform a future hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial to further optimize Tele-BE's impact on clinician fidelity and patient outcomes.
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