Could a Web-Based therapy ease everyday mental distress?
NCT ID NCT06804954
First seen Aug 17, 2026 · Last updated Aug 18, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether an internet-based cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) program can reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress in adults with mild mental health issues who visit primary care. Participants are randomly assigned to either the online CBT program, which includes modules and therapist feedback, or to usual primary care. The study compares changes in symptom scores over time to see if the online approach offers added benefit.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Internet-based transdiagnostic cognitive behavior therapy (CBT)
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this could offer a scalable, accessible treatment option for people with mild mental health symptoms, potentially reducing the burden on primary care.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is early and the effect compared to usual care may be modest. Also, the online format may not suit everyone, and long-term benefits are uncertain.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: To be included patients have to: 1. To be included patients have to: (a) have a subsyndromal mental health problem concerning anxiety, depressive symptoms, or stress-related ill-health that warrants treatment, 2. be at least 18 years old, 3. have regular access to a device with an Internet connection, 4. be able to read and write in Swedish, 5. have no severe psychiatric disorder that requires specialized psychiatric care, such as psychosis, bipolar disorder, or anorexia nervosa, 6. if on medication with monoamine agonist, have stable dosage in the past month, 7. have no on-going psychological treatment, and 8. provide written informed consent for participation and complete baseline assessment Exclusion criteria: As the targeted population in this trial is primary care patients with subsyndromal mental ill-health that do not have a manifest specific common mental disorder, patients will be excluded if they meet diagnostic criteria for an anxiety disorder (social phobia, panic disorder, agoraphobia, general anxiety disorder, or specific phobia), a health anxiety disorder (hypochondriasis or illness anxiety disorder), obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression (depression or dysthymia), or a stress-related disorder (exhaustion disorder, adjustment disorder, or post-traumatic stress disorder). Note that meeting diagnostic criteria for not otherwise specified disorders (e.g., anxiety not otherwise specified), mixed anxiety and depressive disorder, or disorders subsumed under "other" categories is not a reason for exclusion.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Region Stockholm, Gustavsberg Primary Care Center
RECRUITINGGustavsberg, Stockholm County, 134 40, Sweden
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