Can a tailored PTSD program help those battling both trauma and addiction?
NCT ID NCT06307340
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study adapts a proven PTSD therapy (STAIR-NT) for people in methadone treatment who also use cocaine and opioids. Researchers will test if the adapted program is practical and acceptable, and whether it reduces substance use and PTSD symptoms. About 80 participants will be randomly assigned to the new therapy or usual care.
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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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76 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
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- 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 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * must be 18 years or older, * be a patient at the START clinic receiving methadone for treatment of opioid use disorder, * self-report 10+ days of co-use of cocaine and illicit opioids in the past 30-days, * meet the criteria for stimulant use disorder (cocaine type; mild, moderate or severe) and a score of 3≥ on the PC-PTSD-5. Exclusion Criteria: * cognitive impairment that would interfere with their ability to understand study participation as assessed by the researcher, * does not speak/understand English at a conversational level, * plans to leave the START clinic in the next 60 days, * patients who missed methadone doses (inactive) for 30 days or more, or * having received clinical care from the interventionist(s) in the past 30 days
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida, 32306, United States
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NYU Langone Health
New York, New York, 10016, United States
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START Treatment and Recovery Centers
Brooklyn, New York, 11238, United States
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