Eye-Tracking training may ease PTSD in veterans

NCT ID NCT05243459

Terminated Symptom relief Sponsor: Tel Aviv University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study tested a new therapy that uses eye-tracking to help veterans with PTSD change how they look at threatening faces. The treatment, called Gaze-Contingent Music Reward Therapy, gives feedback based on where participants look, aiming to reduce stress. The trial included 121 veterans and compared this approach to a standard attention training task and a control group. The study was terminated early, so its findings are limited.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: Gaze-Contingent Music Reward Therapy (eye-tracking feedback training)
What this could lead to: If it works, this could offer a new, non-drug therapy to help veterans with PTSD reduce their stress-related symptoms.
What could go wrong: The trial was terminated early, so results are limited. It was a small study (121 participants) and the approach is still experimental.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

post-traumatic stress disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

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POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER

Contacts and locations

Locations

Tel Aviv University

Tel Aviv, 6997801, Israel

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