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Could 8 therapy sessions heal birth trauma?

NCT ID NCT07495228

Symptom relief Sponsor: St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether 8 sessions of cognitive processing therapy (CPT), delivered online, can help women and birthing people who have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from a traumatic childbirth. The trial will enroll 29 participants to see if the therapy is practical, acceptable, and reduces trauma symptoms. Participants will attend weekly therapy sessions, complete symptom questionnaires, and give feedback on their experience.

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) - a type of talk therapy
What this could lead to
If this therapy works, it could provide an effective, short-term treatment option for women suffering from post-traumatic stress after childbirth.
What could go wrong
This is a very small, early-stage trial with only 29 participants. It focuses on feasibility, not proof of effectiveness. The therapy may not reduce symptoms for everyone, and results may not apply to all birthing people.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 29 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Expected to start

Apr 2026

An estimate. Start dates often move.

Expected to finish

Apr 2028

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Female participants only

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * women/birthing people aged 18 years and older who are fluent in English (able to speak/understand and read English), and who are at least one month postpartum * either indicate clinical levels of PTSD related to a traumatic birth (i.e., 31 or higher on the PCL-5) or endorse significant distress or impairment as a result of their traumatic childbirth experience * not receiving concurrent psychological treatment * not taking psychoactive medication or if taking medications, are stable in dose and type for at least 8 weeks prior to the study (as per Canadian psychiatric guidelines; McQueen et al., 2016) and remain stable throughout the study Exclusion Criteria: * severe depression/suicidality requiring acute intervention * medication changes in dose or type

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

injury post-traumatic stress disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Childbirth-related posttraumatic stress disorder Childbirth-related trauma

How to take part

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Women's Health Concerns Clinic, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton

    Hamilton, Ontario, L9C 1G2, Canada