Could a simple daily questionnaire tame PTSD flashbacks?
NCT ID NCT07658157
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether answering a short daily survey about a specific traumatic memory can reduce the intensity and frequency of intrusive PTSD symptoms. Fifty adults with PTSD will either complete surveys about their trauma memory or about a neutral memory for 10 days. Researchers will then compare changes in PTSD symptom severity between the two groups.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- daily ecological momentary assessment (EMA) surveys about a traumatic memory
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, low-cost way to reduce intrusive PTSD symptoms without medication or intensive therapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early-phase study with only 50 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention is brief (10 days) and may not produce lasting change.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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
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18 to 70 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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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: * Adults aged 18-70 * Posttraumatic stress disorder * intrusive symptoms. Exclusion Criteria: * Psychotic or bipolar disorder * Heavy use of drugs or alcohol * Prominent personality disorder * Significant risk of harm to self or others * Current trauma-focused treatment * Reporting intrusions as thoughts only rather than as memories
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Tel Aviv University
RECRUITINGTel Aviv, Israel
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