Nurse-led stress care may match gold-standard therapy

NCT ID NCT04820283

Completed Symptom relief Sponsor: Karolinska Institutet Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study tested two early interventions for people with stress-related health problems: a nurse-led collaborative care program and therapist-guided self-help CBT. 172 primary care patients took part. The goal was to see if the simpler nurse approach works as well as CBT, which is the current best treatment but often hard to access.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: Collaborative care (nurse-led self-management support) and therapist-guided self-help cognitive behavior therapy (CBT)
What this could lead to: If successful, this could show that a simpler nurse-led program works as well as CBT, making stress treatment more accessible in primary care.
What could go wrong: This is a completed trial with 172 participants, so results are limited in size. The findings may not apply to everyone with stress, and neither treatment is a cure.

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STRESS

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Locations

Gustavsbergs Primary Care Center

Gustavsberg, Stockholm County, 134 40, Sweden

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