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Can ear acupuncture help veterans with PTSD? new study tests it.

NCT ID NCT07021352

Symptom relief Sponsor: United States Naval Medical Center, San Diego Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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

Summary

This study tests whether ear acupuncture, combined with mindfulness therapy, can reduce emotional distress in active-duty service members and veterans with PTSD. Sixty-six participants will receive either mindfulness therapy alone or mindfulness plus a one-time ear acupuncture treatment using tiny needles that stay in place for up to a week. The goal is to see if adding acupuncture improves distress, sleep, alcohol use, and pain.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
ear acupuncture
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a simple, low-cost add-on treatment to help military personnel with PTSD feel less emotional distress.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage study with no placebo control. The acupuncture needles stay in for days, which may cause discomfort or infection risk.

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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 66 people

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

Started

Mar 2026

Expected to finish

Jun 2028

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

A government agency

The lead sponsor is a US federal agency other than the NIH.

Who can take part

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

Ages

18 to 65 years

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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Inclusion Criteria: * Active duty service member and veterans * A score of 14 or above on the abbreviated PCL 6-item * A score of 24 or above on the EDS * Agrees to participate in mindfulness therapy * Able to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: \- Has had mindfulness therapy received from a healthcare provider in the past month

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

post-traumatic stress disorder substance-related disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Emotional distress PTSD and substance use disorder

How to take part

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  1. The places running it

    2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.

  2. The official record

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • David Grant USAF Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    Fairfield, California, 94533, United States

  • Naval Medical Center San Diego

    RECRUITING

    San Diego, California, 92134, United States

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