A prescription app takes on PTSD: can digital therapy replace the couch?
NCT ID NCT06868446
First seen Jul 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 28, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing a prescription digital therapeutic app, OTX-601, designed to deliver evidence-based PTSD treatment through a smartphone. Researchers are comparing two versions of the app—one with a higher 'dose'—against standard care (therapy and/or medication) in 40 adults diagnosed with PTSD. The goal is to see whether the app can reduce PTSD symptoms and whether users find it easy and acceptable to use.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a prescription digital therapeutic app called OTX-601
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this app could offer a new, accessible treatment option for PTSD that can be used at home.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial with only 40 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The app may not outperform standard therapy, and digital interventions can have variable user engagement.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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40 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Finished
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Nov 2025
- 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: * Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosis * Anxiety Sensitivity Index 3 (ASI-3) scores above 24 * PTSD Checklist for DSM-V (PCL-5) scores above 30 * Understands and speaks English * Access to a smartphone that is connected to the internet Exclusion Criteria: * Score of 24 or lower on the ASI-3 * Score of 30 and below on the PCL-5 * No PTSD diagnosis * Active psychosis * Acute intoxication during study baseline * Enrolled in another treatment research study * Medical illness that would prevent the completion of interoceptive exposure exercises
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida, 32306, United States
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