Memory tricks may boost PTSD therapy success
NCT ID NCT05310097
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether adding special memory-support techniques to a standard PTSD therapy (Cognitive Processing Therapy) helps veterans learn and remember the therapy content better. About 100 adults with PTSD will take part. The goal is to see if better memory of therapy leads to greater improvement in PTSD symptoms.
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Study facts
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- 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 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2023
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Current diagnosis of PTSD as determined by the Clinician Administered PTSD Scale for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) * For potential participants on psychiatric medication, dose must be stable for the past four weeks. * Veteran status Exclusion Criteria: * Current DSM-5 diagnoses of unstable bipolar disorder, past or present psychosis, or organic mental disorder * Active suicidal or homicidal ideation with plan or intent * Current moderate or severe substance use disorder, as defined by DSM-5 \[i.e., at least 4 diagnostic symptoms of Substance use disorder (SUD) present\] * Prior receipt of CPT or concurrent therapy for PTSD * Significant cognitive impairment as indicated by a score \<10th percentile on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment * History of moderate or severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) based on the Ohio State University TBI Identification Method and Veterans Administration/ Department of Defense (VA/DOD) guidelines * High verbal memory ability, as indicated by a score \>1 standard deviation (SD) above the population mean on the California Verbal Learning Test® Third Edition (CVLT-3) immediate recall task
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Conditions
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Locations
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VA Boston Healthcare System
RECRUITINGJamaica Plain, Massachusetts, 02130, United States
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