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New therapy helps veterans with PTSD by targeting 'Safety Behaviors'

NCT ID NCT04515784

Symptom relief Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested a 10-week group therapy program called START-PTSD for 45 veterans with PTSD who had declined standard trauma-focused treatment. The therapy helps veterans identify and gradually reduce 'safety aids'—behaviors like avoiding certain places or using mental distractions that keep fear alive. Researchers measured changes in PTSD symptoms, safety aid use, and treatment satisfaction immediately after the program and one month later.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Safety Aid Reduction Treatment (START-PTSD) - a behavioral therapy that helps veterans identify and reduce safety behaviors (like avoidance) that maintain PTSD symptoms.
What this could lead to
If this treatment works, it could offer a new option for veterans with PTSD who are unwilling or unable to undergo traditional trauma-focused therapy, potentially reducing their symptoms and improving daily functioning.
What could go wrong
This was a small, early-phase study with only 45 participants, so results may not apply to all veterans. The treatment is behavioral and may not work for everyone, and there is a risk that symptoms could worsen temporarily when safety aids are removed.

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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

45 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Sep 2024

Finished

Sep 2025

Lead sponsor

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

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Veterans receiving care at New Orleans VA * Veterans with diagnosis of PTSD who decline trauma focused treatment Exclusion Criteria: * Substance dependence requiring detoxification * Active psychosis * Uncontrolled Bipolar Disorder * Severe suicidal intent requiring hospitalization * Current engagement in psychotherapy

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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.

Stress disorders, post-traumatic

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System, New Orleans, LA

    New Orleans, Louisiana, 70119, United States

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