New online therapy aims to help teens manage emotions and reduce mental health symptoms
NCT ID NCT06067165
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests an online program called POET that teaches teens aged 12-17 how to understand and regulate their emotions. The goal is to reduce mental health symptoms like anxiety and depression. The trial will include 388 participants and follow them for up to 10 years to see if the benefits last.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- online emotion-regulation treatment (POET)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a widely accessible online therapy to help teens manage mental health problems and reduce symptoms.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage trial with no phase, so results may not confirm effectiveness. The treatment is behavioral and may not work for everyone, especially those with severe conditions.
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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 388 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2023
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2031
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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12 to 17 years
- 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: * Age between 12 - 17 years * Seeking care for mental health problems * At least one guardian interested in participating in the parent program * Deemed capable of making decisions Exclusion Criteria: * Psychiatric problems that require more extensive treatment. * Low global functioning (under 41 points on clinician rated C-GAS or functioning that requires more extensive treatment). * Elevated suicide risk * Insufficient Swedish comprehension. * Life circumstances that complicate or make treatment impossible (eg severe deficits in parental care, domestic violence). * Change in psychopharmacological medication in the last 2 months. * Ongoing psychological treatment
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Karolinska Institutet
RECRUITINGStockholm, 113 64, Sweden
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