PTSD Clinical Trials
105 recruiting trials for PTSD. Eligibility criteria explained in plain English.
TrialFinderData lists 105 PTSD clinical trials drawn from ClinicalTrials.gov, all of which are currently recruiting participants.
Across the trials that carry a phase, Phase 2 is the largest group at 54% (13 studies); the largest phase groups are Phase 2: 13, Phase 1: 3, Phase 4: 3, Phase 3: 2.
Research is led by VA Office of Research and Development (11), Medical University of South Carolina (3), Tel Aviv University (3), among the most active sponsors registered for these trials.
The most frequently studied intervention is Placebo (drug, 13 trials), followed by Cognitive Processing Therapy, Prolonged exposure therapy.
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Clinical trial data sourced from the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, maintained by the National Library of Medicine. Always consult your doctor before considering any clinical trial.
Deep Brain Stimulation for Refractory PTSD
Treatment refractory PTSD is a chronic and debilitating psychiatric disorder associated with high morbidity. Despite advances in neuroimaging, genetics, pharmacology and...
Non-invasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation (nVNS) for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the gammaCore non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation (nVNS) device as an additional treatment for...
Vagal Nerve Stimulation in mTBI
Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are important conditions for the Veterans Administration (VA) that frequently occur together in combat...
Art Therapy and Emotional Well Being in Military Populations With Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms
Art therapy is used across the Military Health System for treatment of posttraumatic symptoms, but there is limited research on how art therapy is able to restore emotional...
NYSCF Scientific Discovery Biobank
The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute is performing this research to accelerate diverse disease research using cells from the body (such as skin or blood...
ERP to Improve Functioning in Veterans With OCD
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a debilitating psychiatric illness impacting work, social, and family functioning. Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) is the sole...
Personalized Brain Stimulation to Treat Chronic Concussive Symptoms
The goal of this study is to investigate a new treatment for chronic symptoms after concussion or mild traumatic brain injury in people aged 18-65 years old. Chronic symptoms...
MDMA-assisted Cognitive Processing Therapy Versus Cognitive Processing Therapy for Veterans With Severe Posttraumatic...
In partnership with the Veterans Affairs (VA) Palo Alto Health Care System and Stanford University, this study aims to evaluate clinical outcomes, assess implementation...
Ketamine for Pain, Opioid Use, and Mental Health in Orthopedic Trauma Patients
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if ketamine, given during surgery, can help improve recovery for adults with serious orthopedic trauma. The study will test whether...
Testing an Integrated PTSD and Weight Management Intervention: A Hybrid Type 1 Trial
Obesity and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are common among Veterans. PTSD increases risk for obesity, impacting functioning, health, quality of life, and premature...
Predictability of the Clinical Global Impression Scale (CGI) in Post Immediate in Psychotraumatic Impact
The objective of this study is to evaluate correlation between Clinical Global Impression Scale (CGI) score immediately in patients who have experienced psychotrauma and...
The Prism Conformity Trial for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Adolescents
Prism is a software as a medical device (SaMD) to be prescribed by clinicians as an adjunct to the standard of care treatment of patients with PTSD. The Prism software device runs...
CO2 Reactivity as a Biomarker of Non-Response to Exposure-Based Therapy
Anxiety-, obsessive-compulsive and trauma- and stressor-related disorders reflect a significant public health problem. This study is designed to evaluate the predictive power of a...
Interest of Cardiac Coherence in the Prevention of Chronic Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: Pilot Study
ThThe aim of this study is to determinate the potential benefits of a respiratory training program (cardiac coherence, CC) in patients suffering from acute stress disorder, after...
Validation of French PHQ-4 and PC-PTSD-5 Screening Scales
Mental illness is a major public health issue. It affects one in five people, represents the largest expense for health insurance (14%), is the leading cause of years lived with...
Prolonged Exposure Therapy to Treat Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Pregnant Patients
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a treatment for adults with PTSD called prolonged exposure + incentives (PE+) works to treat pregnant patients. The main question it...
Exploring Efficacy of Multi-Mode Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for PTSD
This study is a longitudinal, multicenter, single-blind, two-arm randomized controlled trial designed to evaluate the effectiveness of Multi-Modal Cognitive Processing Therapy...
Improving Mental Health in Forcibly Displaced Populations
This project aims to improve mental health support for Venezuelan migrants living in Lima, Peru, who often face challenges like anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress...
EMDR Integrative Group Protocol and Individual Treatment for Patients With Cancer: A Pilot Study
The main aim of the present process-outcome study is to evaluate the feasibility and the effects of an EMDR-IGTP-OTS group intervention on a sample of people with cancer, by using...
Quetiapine to Reduce Post Concussive Syndrome After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI)
A two site, 2-arm, Phase III randomized pragmatic clinical trial evaluating the effectiveness of quetiapine monotherapy in comparison to Treatment As Usual (TAU) medication...
Stroke Rehabilitation Utilizing Therapeutical Methods Designed for Nature Environments
Outpatient participants with a recent stroke diagnoses receive complimentary rehabilitation. The nature interventions include ergo- and physiotherapeutic and neurocognitive tasks...
Prevalence of Complex PTSD in Trauma-Exposed Children-Adolescents and Related Factors
The aim of this study is to assess the psychiatric evaluation of children and adolescents exposed to trauma in the outpatient clinic and to determine the prevalence of PTSD and...
Enhancing Psychotherapy for Veterans and Service Members With PTSD and Anxiety
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare two different intensive formats of delivering cognitive-behavioral treatment for people with PTSD and anxiety disorders. The main...
MDMA-Assisted Massed Exposure Therapy for PTSD
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate the efficacy of 3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine hydrochloride (MDMA) combined with Massed Prolonged Exposure (PE) therapy for...
Group Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
This study is a community-informed, pragmatic, open-label, phase 1 clinical trial of group-format psilocybin-assisted therapy (GPAT) for individuals with post-traumatic stress...
A Mechanistic Trial of the Neurobiology of Extinction Learning and Intraparietal Sulcus Stimulation
This study will be the first of its kind to explore the impact of continuous theta burst stimulation (cTBS) to the intraparietal sulcus (IPS) on arousal symptoms among patients...
Integrated Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder and PTSD
This study will test a therapy intervention, HOPE, for individuals with opioid use disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder. Interested individuals will need to be taking...
Emotion Regulation Selection Flexibility Training for PTSD Patients
This clinical study will examine the efficacy of a novel intervention aimed at improving Regulatory Selection Flexibility and PTSD symptoms among adult individuals with PTSD...
The Canadian Depression Research and Intervention Network (CDRIN) Maritimes Registry
While effective interventions for depression exist, their success rates are unsatisfactory and their provision is haphazard. The Canadian Depression Research and Intervention...
Determining the Benefits of Exercise on Cardiovascular Risk in PTSD
The purpose of this study is to use a non-invasive imaging technique called positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging (PET/MRI) to investigate the effects of...
Psychotherapy Effects on Reward Processing in PTSD
The purpose of this study is to identify how trauma-focused psychotherapy changes the function of brain circuitry in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and how this mediates...
NEUROIMAGING OF ADOLESCENT BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER WITH AND WITHOUT POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a common mental disorder in adolescents with significant individual and societal repercussions, characterized over the long term by...
Assessment of Cancer-related Post-traumatic Stress in Patients and Caregivers in the Year Following Diagnosis, and...
The impact of cancer on the lives of patients and their caregivers is undeniable. In addition to the potentially traumatic aspects (i.e., creating a very violent emotional shock)...
Hexadecanal as an Addon to Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD
This RCT investigates whether Cognitive Processing Therapy, a first line treatment for PTSD, can be enhanced by the use of the odor molecule Hexadecenal (HEX). HEX is secreted...
A Neurosensory Account of Anxiety and Stress (Study 2)
This study will take a basic neuroscience approach to investigate pathological mechanisms underlying PTSD. Additionally, the study aims to identify how Transcranial Alternating...
Child-Parent Psychotherapy After the 2023 Kahramanmaraş Earthquake
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) in reducing trauma-related symptoms and improving attachment quality among preschool-aged...
Enhancing PTSD Treatment Outcomes by Improving Patient-Provider Communication
The purpose of this clinical trial is to learn whether existing treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be improved. Two treatments for PTSD, cognitive processing...
The Effectiveness of Written Exposure Therapy for PTSD
Study 1: The goal of this study is to use a pilot RCT to assess the effectiveness of Written Exposure Therapy (WET) and a mindfulness-based app (MBA) for managing PTSD and...
Manage Emotions to Reduce Aggression (MERA)
PTSD is one of the most prevalent mental health conditions affecting Veterans who have served since 9/11. Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) report difficulty...
BXCL501 After Stress to Increase Recovery Success
This study will examine the safety and efficacy of BXCL501 to reduce ASR symptoms and behavioral changes among patients presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) after Motor...
Evaluating Interventions for Intimate Partner Violence Use in Washington State
Intimate partner violence (IPV), specifically physical and psychological aggression toward an intimate partner, represents a public health crisis that affects millions of...
MDMA-Assisted Therapy for Veterans With Moderate to Severe Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
This randomized, double-blind, single-site phase II 2-arm study will investigate the safety and preliminary efficacy of MDMA-assisted therapy compared with low dose...
TF-CBT for Autistic Youth Pilot Implementation - Open Pilot
Compared to the general population, autistic youth are at increased risk for both exposure to potentially traumatic events and trauma-related symptoms following trauma exposure....
Mechanisms Underlying the Efficacy of Prolonged Exposure
The primary objective of this research is to collect pilot data that demonstrates that proposed neural, psychophysiological and subjective markers measured before, during, and...
Blended Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy With Compassion
Brief Summary The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a blended (mHealth) Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Compassion...
Randomized Trial of Tele Vs. Clinic TF-CBT in Puerto Rico
The current study will evaluate TF-CBT delivered via tele-health for youth presenting with trauma symptoms via a randomized controlled trial. Goals of the current study are to...
EMDR Treatment in PTSD Following Cardiac Events
Cardiac events can often result in debilitating and persistent psychological symptoms. A key question involves whether optimal treatment of cardiac-induced posttraumatic stress...
Leveraging Biomarkers for Personalized Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder Comorbid With PTSD
This is a double-blind, 2-group randomized controlled trial evaluating the effects of topiramate versus placebo in patients with comorbid PTSD and moderate-to-severe AUD. This...
Trauma BPE Prolonged Exposure Therapy for Injured Individuals Admitted to a Level I Trauma Center
The purpose of this research is to determine if a brief treatment method is effective for preventing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and a number of other concerns following...
Evaluating Treatments for Suicidal Veterans With PTSD
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a significant driver of suicide risk among Veterans, but there is a critical knowledge gap about how to treat PTSD among people at elevated...
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Frequently Asked Questions
There are currently 105 clinical trials for PTSD, with 105 actively recruiting participants. These include trials across all phases from early-stage Phase 1 to late-stage Phase 3.
To join a clinical trial for PTSD, review the eligibility criteria on the trial detail pages, then talk to your doctor about whether a trial is right for you. Your doctor can help you evaluate the potential benefits and risks.
Phase 3 trials are large-scale studies that test whether a treatment is effective and monitor side effects. There are 2 Phase 3 trials for PTSD, representing treatments closest to potential FDA approval.
Clinical trials follow strict safety protocols overseen by Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) and the FDA. Participants are monitored closely and can withdraw at any time. Always discuss risks and benefits with your healthcare provider before enrolling.
Trial data sourced from the ClinicalTrials.gov API. This site does not provide medical advice, always talk to your doctor about clinical trial participation.