Evaluating psychotherapy training and its effects on students and patients
Official title: Systematic Evaluation of Psychotherapy Training: Impact of Supervision and Training on Student Learning and Patient Outcomes
Run by Region Stockholm · NCT06105502 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This study is trying to see how well psychotherapy training helps students improve their skills and how it affects the patients they treat.
Quick facts
| Study type | Observational |
|---|---|
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 417 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | Region Stockholm Government |
| Locations | 1 site (Stockholm, Stockholm County) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | December 1, 2023 |
| Main results expected | December 31, 2028 |
| Study ends | December 31, 2028 |
| Registry record updated | August 12, 2026 |
| Trial ID | NCT06105502 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Ideal candidates for this study are patients receiving psychotherapy from students in the specified training programs at public health care facilities.
✕Probably not a fit
Patients not receiving psychotherapy from students in the involved training programs may not benefit from this study.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
This longitudinal observational study aims to systematically evaluate the psychotherapy training conducted at the Center of Psychotherapy Education and Research in Sweden. It involves students, their supervisors, and patients receiving psychotherapy from these students, focusing on the relationship between supervision quality, student competence, and patient outcomes. Data will be collected through various methods, including audio recordings of sessions, to assess the effectiveness of student-led psychotherapy over time. The study spans from 2023 to 2028 and includes multiple training programs for psychotherapists and psychologists.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this study could enhance the quality of psychotherapy training and improve patient outcomes in mental health care.
How similar studies have gone: While this approach is systematic, similar studies evaluating psychotherapy training have shown promising results in improving both student competence and patient outcomes.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
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.
Where it's running
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Center for Psychiatry Research
Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden Recruiting
Study contacts
- Principal investigator: Maria Beckman, PhD — Center for Psychiatry Research, Karolinska Institutet and Region Stockholm
- Study coordinator: Maria Beckman, PhD
- Email: maria.beckman@ki.se
- Phone: +46-70-797 22 65
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.