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A prescription app takes on PTSD: can digital therapy replace the couch?

NCT ID NCT06868446

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Recruiting now
This trial is taking on new participants right now.
Not yet recruiting
Registered, but not yet taking participants.
By invitation only
Not open to general applications. Only people the study team invites can take part.
Paused
Paused for now. It may or may not start again.
Ongoing
Running, but no longer taking on new participants.
Completed This study
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Stopped early
Stopped early, before it reached the end. That can be for many reasons, including safety.
Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

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Expanded access
Not a trial. This treatment can be requested outside a study, case by case, for people who qualify.
Expanded access (paused)
Not a trial. The treatment can normally be requested outside a study, but is unavailable right now.
Expanded access (ended)
Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

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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

Phase 1

The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.

Participants

40 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jun 2025

Finished

Nov 2025

Lead sponsor

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

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

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: * 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

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Florida State University

    Tallahassee, Florida, 32306, United States

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