Mindfulness therapy tested for car crash PTSD
NCT ID NCT07521020
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a 6-week mindfulness program (MBSR) can reduce PTSD symptoms and improve quality of life in people who have been in a road traffic accident. About 110 adults aged 18-60 with PTSD will be randomly assigned to either MBSR or standard care. Researchers will measure changes using questionnaires at three time points.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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110 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Finished
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Mar 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 60 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: (a) Possession of a road traffic identification certificate issued by the public security traffic police department; (b) Age 18-60 years; (c) junior high school education or above and full civil capacity; (d) those who meet the diagnostic criteria for PTSD according to DSM-5-TR (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorder 5th Edition-Text Revised) which occurred after road traffic accident; (e) A score of 31 or above on the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) indicating possibility of PTSD in diagnosis; and (f) those taking a stable dose of a single antidepressant for the past 2 weeks and willing to maintain on the dose until the end of the study. Exclusion Criteria: (a) Organic brain damage caused by road traffic accident; (b) A previous diagnosis of any mental illness; (c) Pregnant women; (d) Alcohol and drug dependence and abuse; (e) Inability to understand Chinese; (f) history of severe and unstable medical illnesses that are not suitable for participation in the study; (g) having participated in any psychotherapy before participating in the study, and (h) those with suicidal tendency.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University
Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China
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