NCT07302334

Feasibility of Group-Based Metacognitive Therapy for PTSD

A Feasibility Study of Group-Based Metacognitive Therapy (MCT) for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in a Routine Healthcare Setting

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Karolinska Institutet · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The primary objective of this study is to investigate the feasibility and acceptability of group-based Metacognitive Therapy (MCT) for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) when delivered within routine psychiatric care in Sweden. The secondary objective is to evaluate preliminary treatment effects of group-based MCT on symptoms of post-traumatic stress, complex PTSD, depression, and quality of life, and to compare treatment dropout rates to those reported in the existing literature on exposure-based treatments for PTSD.

Detailed description

The investigators will investigate a 14 weekly group-based Metacognitive Therapy (MCT) for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Feasibility and acceptability outcomes include recruitment and retention rates, data completeness, treatment adherence, and qualitative evaluations of patient experiences. Recruitment is designed to be broadly inclusive with minimal exclusion criteria. Patients will be recruited from a psychiatric clinic specialised in PTSD in Stockholm, Sweden. The investigators hypothesize that group-based MCT will result in significant within-group reductions in PTSD and depressive symptoms and improvements in functioning and quality of life from pre- to post-treatment, with effects maintained up to the 6-month follow-up.

Conditions

• PTSD

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Group-based metacognitive therapy	Group-based metacognitive therapy will be offered for 14 weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-11-28
• Primary completion: 2026-08-28
• Completion: 2026-11-28
• First posted: 2025-12-24
• Last updated: 2025-12-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Sweden