Veterans get a DBT 'Refresher' to keep PTSD symptoms at bay
NCT ID NCT07652645
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a hybrid dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) program for veterans with PTSD who have already completed inpatient treatment. The goal is to reduce lingering symptoms and prevent relapse. About 24 veterans will take part, combining in-person skill groups with online sessions and homework.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- hybrid dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could help veterans maintain progress and avoid relapse of PTSD and emotion regulation problems after intensive treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small early study with only 24 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention is an add-on to existing care, and benefits may be modest.
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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 24 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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Oct 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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 years and older
- 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: * Adult veteran (18 years or older), treated at Sinai Center, with knowledge of DBT * Primairy diagnosis of PTSD, determined with CAPS-5, resulting from war-related traumas * Stable for four weeks on their medication (type and doses) * Able to to do online homework assignments and communicate with their therapist via an eHealth platform * Dutch speaking Exclusion Criteria: * Chronic psychosis (psychotic features as comorbidity from PTSD is allowed) or bipolar disorder type 1 * IQ below 80 or cognitive disorders * Severe self-harming behaviour, such as auto-mutilation or suicidal ideations as main problem * Following day treatments or other intensive treatment for residual symptoms
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sinai Center
RECRUITINGAmstelveen, North Holland, 1186 AM, Netherlands
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