New therapy aims to ease PTSD in HIV patients
NCT ID NCT05929911
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a type of talk therapy for people who have both HIV and PTSD. The therapy helps people understand how trauma affects their emotions and relationships. The goal is to see if this therapy is helpful and acceptable for this group. About 20 adults with HIV and PTSD will take part.
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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 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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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- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- 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: * Diagnosis of DSM-5 defined PTSD, per the Clinician Administered PTSD Scale \& CAPS-5 total severity score greater than or equal to 25 * HIV diagnosis (by medical records or HIV testing) * Stable psychiatric/psychotropic medication for \>=2 months and ongoing during treatment Exclusion Criteria: * Psychosis * Bipolar I * Acute suicidality * Current substance use disorder * Organic mental syndrome or intellectual disability * Unstable non-HIV medical conditions
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Albert Einstein College of Medicine
RECRUITINGThe Bronx, New York, 10461, United States
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