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Could a simple neck device help veterans with PTSD?

NCT ID NCT05517304

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

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether a small device that gently stimulates a nerve in the neck can reduce PTSD symptoms in veterans. 80 veterans will use the device at home twice a day for three months. Researchers will measure changes in brain activity, heart function, and PTSD symptoms compared to a placebo device.

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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 80 people

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

Started

Oct 2022

Expected to finish

Nov 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

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 to 75 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Veterans between the ages of 18 and 75 will be included with a diagnosis of PTSD based on DSM-5 criteria Exclusion Criteria: Subjects will be excluded with: * a history of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) based on VA Criteria * moderate or greater TBI * positive pregnancy test * meningitis or other neurological disorder * alcohol or substance abuse use disorder based on DSM-5 criteria within the past 12 months * current or lifetime history of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar I disorder, anorexia nervosa or bulimia, based on DSM-5 * active suicidal ideation with a plan * a history of serious medical or neurological illness, such as cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, hepatic, renal, neurologic or other systemic illness that would preclude participation based on clinical judgment of the PI * active opiate or benzodiazepine treatment * history of structural abnormality on brain MRI or CT if one has been performed in the past

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Conditions

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post-traumatic stress disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

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Stress disorders, post-traumatic

How to take part

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Atlanta VA Medical and Rehab Center, Decatur, GA

    RECRUITING

    Decatur, Georgia, 30033-4004, United States

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