Can better psychotherapy training lead to better patient results?
NCT ID NCT06105502
First seen Aug 12, 2026 · Last updated Aug 13, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at how the quality of psychotherapy training and supervision affects both student therapists' skills and patient outcomes. It will follow students, their supervisors, and patients receiving therapy at a training clinic in Sweden. The goal is to see if better training and supervision are linked to improved patient well-being.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Psychotherapy education, including supervision, lectures, and workshops
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could improve how psychotherapists are trained, potentially leading to better patient outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may be influenced by many factors beyond training.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 417 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Psychotherapy students at the Center for Psychotherapy Education and Research, Karolinska Institutet and Region Stockholm, Sweden
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Students at one of the following courses/programs: Primary training in evidence-based psychotherapeutic methods (three semesters) and specialty trainee (ST) for doctors in child, adolescent, and adult psychiatry (two semesters), the postgraduate psychotherapist program (six semesters), and the specialist training program for clinical psychologists (six semesters). * Clinical supervisors for the students in the abovementioned courses/programs. * Patients in psychotherapy with students in the abovementioned courses/programs as therapists. The patients are regular patients at public health care facilities in psychiatry and primary care. * Students, supervisors, and patients must consent to inclusion. Exclusion Criteria: * No exclusion criteria are applied.
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How to take part
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Center for Psychiatry Research
RECRUITINGStockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
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