New hope for veterans with PTSD and serious mental illness?
NCT ID NCT05674617
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether Written Exposure Therapy (WET), a brief talk therapy for PTSD, works for veterans who also have serious mental illness like bipolar disorder or schizophrenia. Researchers will enroll 48 veterans to see if the therapy is feasible and acceptable. The goal is to improve mental health and daily functioning.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Written Exposure Therapy (WET)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward an effective, brief PTSD treatment tailored for veterans with serious mental illness.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early feasibility study with only 48 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The therapy may not be acceptable or effective in this population.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 48 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2023
- 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.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * enrolled in outpatient mental health services within the VAMHCS (including general outpatient Mental Health Clinic (MHC), Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Centers (PRRCs), Mental Health Intensive Case Management (MHICM), and PTSD Clinical Teams (PCTs)) * diagnosis of PTSD as confirmed by assessment with the Clinician-administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 (CAPS-5) past month version * SMI diagnosis as defined by VHA Directive 1160 (i.e., psychotic spectrum or bipolar disorders) as confirmed by the medical record * regular telephone access Exclusion Criteria: * are engaging in moderate-to-severe substance use that would impact their ability to participate and/or would require a higher level of care * already engaged in trauma-focused EBP for PTSD (e.g., WET, CPT, PE, or EMDR) or completed an EBP for PTSD within the past 6 months
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Baltimore VA Medical Center VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, MD
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States
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