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Text therapy: could a 10-Week video course ease PTSD in youth?

NCT ID NCT07165782

Symptom relief Sponsor: IWK Health Centre Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether brief educational videos delivered by text message can help young people aged 15-25 manage symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Participants are randomly assigned to receive the videos right away or after a 5-month wait. The study is fully online and aims to see if the approach is feasible, acceptable, and potentially effective at reducing PTSD, anxiety, and depression.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
brief videos delivered by text message
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a low-cost, easy-to-access way to help young people manage PTSD symptoms without needing in-person therapy.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage trial (98 participants) testing feasibility, not effectiveness. The intervention is very brief and may not be enough for severe PTSD. Results may not apply to everyone.

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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

About 98 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Expected to start

Sep 2025

An estimate. Start dates often move.

Expected to finish

Dec 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

15 to 25 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Likely diagnosis of PTSD as indicated by a minimum score of 31 on the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist * Direct exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violence or through witnessing, learning it happened to a close relation as assessed by the Life Events Checklist * Between 15 and 25 years old at time of enrolment * Access to a mobile phone and a data plan that allows them to receive text messages and videos * Live in Canada Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of active suicidality, determined by items from the Patient Safety Screener * Active symptoms of psychosis, indicated by a brief Psychosis Screener Questionnaire * An inability to read and/or understand English

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

combat disorder injury post-traumatic stress disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Post traumatic stress disorder PTSD Post-traumatic stress disorder in adolescence Post-traumatic stress disorder in youth

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • IWK Health

    RECRUITING

    Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K 6R8, Canada

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