Could a 5-Day therapy blitz tame PTSD in pregnancy?
NCT ID NCT07060144
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares two ways of delivering cognitive processing therapy (CPT) to pregnant women with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). One group receives standard weekly therapy sessions for 12 weeks, while the other gets an intensive schedule of 10 sessions over just 5 days. Researchers will measure how well each approach reduces PTSD and depression symptoms, and also look at effects on mother-infant bonding and birth outcomes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- cognitive processing therapy (CPT)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that an intensive 5-day therapy schedule works as well as standard weekly sessions for treating PTSD during pregnancy, potentially making treatment faster and more accessible.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early-stage trial with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to all pregnant women with PTSD. The intensive schedule may be harder to tolerate or less effective than the standard approach.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Texas at Austin, Dell Medical School, Department of Psychiatry
RECRUITINGAustin, Texas, 78701, United States
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