Can video therapy ease PTSD in those battling opioid addiction?
NCT ID NCT06288711
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether a therapy called prolonged exposure, given through video calls, can help people with both opioid use disorder and PTSD. About 135 adults on stable medication for opioid use will take part. The goal is to see if this approach improves therapy attendance and reduces PTSD symptoms.
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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 135 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Expected to finish
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Nov 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 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * \>18 years old * Maintained on a stable methadone or buprenorphine dose for \>1 month prior to the study * Meet current DSM-5 posttraumatic stress disorder criteria based on the Clinician Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 * Participants receiving psychotropic medications must be maintained on a stable dose for \>1 month prior to enrollment. Exclusion Criteria: * Current delusions or hallucinations, unstable bipolar disorder, imminent risk for suicide as assessed by the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview * Cognitive impairment as evidenced by scores \<22 on the Videoconference-based Mini Mental Status Examination (MMSE; Folstein, et al., 1975) * Enrolled in another ongoing evidence-based treatment for PTSD. * Pregnancy as verified by pregnancy test * No access to cellular service
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Locations
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University of Vemont
RECRUITINGBurlington, Vermont, 05401, United States
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