Den här översättningen är inte klar ännu. Den här sidan är just nu på engelska.

Gå till den engelska sidan

Cure My Disease

Don't miss your cure!

 Log in / Sign up

Former inmates lead trauma therapy in promising new study

NCT ID NCT06019767

Symptom relief Sponsor: University of Wisconsin, Madison Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

What the study statuses mean

This study's is highlighted.

Recruitment status, easiest to join first

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
The trial has finished. Results may not be published yet.
Stopped early
Stopped early, before it reached the end. That can be for many reasons, including safety.
Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

Expanded access (not trials)

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.

When the status isn't known

Details not published
The full record has not been published yet, so there is little to show here.
Status unknown
This status has not been confirmed recently, so it may be out of date.

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jul 21, 2026 · Updated 3 times

Summary

This study tested whether a group therapy program for PTSD, led by people who have themselves been incarcerated, is helpful and practical. Fifty-nine adults who had completed a prison or jail sentence and had PTSD symptoms took part in a 12-session cognitive processing therapy group. The main goals were to see if people would join, stay, and complete the program, and to measure changes in PTSD and depression symptoms.

What this could mean

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

Active substance
Cognitive Processing Therapy (group therapy)
What this could lead to
If it works, this could provide an effective, accessible PTSD treatment option for people who have been incarcerated, led by peers who understand their experiences.
What could go wrong
This is a small, completed feasibility study (59 participants) without a control group, so it cannot prove the therapy works better than no treatment or other therapies. Results may not apply to all formerly incarcerated individuals.

This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.

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

59 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Nov 2023

Finished

Dec 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

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.

Show the full entry requirements

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years of age or older * completed a prison or jail sentence * no current psychosis symptoms * no active self-harm or active suicidal intent * able and willing to participate in group therapy * meet criteria for PTSD treatment need Exclusion Criteria: * current and active psychosis * current and active self-harm and suicidality * no PTSD diagnosis * current substance use dependence (not including those used as prescribed for medical reasons) on alcohol, cocaine, amphetamines, inhalants, sedatives or sleeping pills, hallucinogens, or opioids

Get updates

Get notified about this study

Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for PTSD are added.

Vår säkerhetsrekommendation!

Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

post-traumatic stress disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

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

PTSD

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University of Wisconsin

    Madison, Wisconsin, 53705, United States

More trials for these conditions

Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.