New app aims to tame anger in veterans with PTSD
NCT ID NCT06094933
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 21, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a mobile app designed to help veterans with PTSD who struggle with anger. 150 veterans will be randomly assigned to use either the anger-reduction app or a health education app. The goal is to see if the anger app helps more veterans get their anger under control and improve their daily lives.
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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 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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.
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * Veterans diagnosed with Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), established via chart review and a score of greater than or equal to 33 on the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) * Reporting a score of greater than or equal to 12 on the 5-item Dimensions of Anger Reactions Scale * Have not had any changes to type or dose of psychiatric medications for 3 months, with no plans to make adjustments in the next 6 months * Able to read at least 6th grade level material Exclusion Criteria: * Currently in a period of active psychosis or mania * Exhibit current prominent suicidal or homicidal ideation requiring immediate intervention * Have used the Mobile Anger Reduction Intervention (MARI) application before as part of another research study * Receiving (or plan to receive) other anger management psychotherapy or trauma-focused therapy for PTSD (i.e., prolonged exposure, cognitive processing therapy during the course of the study
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC
RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27705-3875, United States
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