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ClinicalTrials.gov 110 recruiting now early-phase tilt #37 of 28,707 conditions

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: early-phase trial registry

110 of 265 indexed Post Traumatic Stress Disorder trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.

Corpus placement: #37 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.

265 US clinical trials · 110 currently recruiting · #37 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: 265 US clinical trials tracked, 110 recruiting.

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is the subject of 265 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 110 of them currently open to new participants. 22 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 46 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is VA Office of Research and Development, running 45 of these trials.

Enrollment posture brief

Registry condition post-traumatic-stress-disorder

OPEN 110 | RECR 42% | LATE 22 | EARLY 46 | RANK #37 | SPON 45

Nearest open-share peer: Glaucoma (41% recruiting · 94 trials)

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Open-enrollment share among volume-matched conditions near Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder lists 110 open slots (42% of 265 indexed trials). Peers are matched on registered volume, not therapeutic-area browse lists. How peer matching works →

Key findings

What ClinicalTrials.gov does not surface for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder on its own pages , computed from the registry mirror as of 2026-08-08. Each line carries its own denominator so it can be quoted as it stands.

  1. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is recruiting above its size-band peers.

    110 of 265 indexed trials (41.5%) are open to enrollment, against a 37.1% average across 139 conditions with 100+ trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.

  2. One sponsor concentrates Post Traumatic Stress Disorder research.

    VA Office of Research and Development accounts for 45 of 265 trials (17%). 130 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.

  3. Typical Post Traumatic Stress Disorder enrolment sits around 81 participants.

    Median target enrolment is 81 among the 263 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 149 of those (56.7%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.

  4. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder research is mostly interventional.

    250 interventional and 15 observational studies make up this index (94.3% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Phase 115Phase 231Phase 311Phase 411

Open and recent trials

265 total, page 1 of 6

RECRUITING NA 80,800 participants

Building Resilience at Schools: Emotional and Biological Assessment and Treatment of Traumatic Stress

Stanford University

NCT05701111

RECRUITING 50,000 participants

RIVER At Home Ketamine Protocols

RIVER Foundation

NCT06070766

RECRUITING Phase 2 800 participants

Department of Defense PTSD Adaptive Platform Trial - Master Protocol

Global Coalition for Adaptive Research

NCT05422612

RECRUITING NA 720 participants

Evaluation of the Parenting in the Moment Online Program for Forcibly Displaced Families

Arizona State University

NCT06548126

RECRUITING NA 676 participants

Being Safe, Healthy, And Positively Empowered (BSHAPE) Intervention Study

Johns Hopkins University

NCT07227337

RECRUITING NA 600 participants

CRISOL Mente: A Multilevel Community Intervention to Reduce Mental Health Disparities Among Latinos

Drexel University

NCT06139159

RECRUITING NA 600 participants

CO2 Reactivity as a Biomarker of Non-Response to Exposure-Based Therapy

University of Texas at Austin

NCT05467683

RECRUITING NA 428 participants

Stepped Care for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Study

Boston Medical Center

NCT06947538

RECRUITING NA 420 participants

A Hybrid 1 Effectiveness-Implementation Trial of Partner-Assisted Prolonged Exposure for PTSD

United States Department of Defense

NCT06990191

RECRUITING NA 410 participants

Reducing Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Symptoms in First Responders and Frontline Health Care Workers

University of Michigan

NCT05751473

RECRUITING NA 400 participants

Adaptive Coping Skills Training to Improve Psychological Distress Among Cardiorespiratory Failure Survivors

Duke University

NCT06538246

RECRUITING Phase 3 372 participants

Goal-Directed Sedation in Mechanically Ventilated Infants and Children

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

NCT04801589

RECRUITING NA 350 participants

Testing a Scalable Model of Care to Improve Patients Access to Mental Health Services After Traumatic Injury

Medical University of South Carolina

NCT05497115

RECRUITING NA 330 participants

Multi-site Confirmatory Efficacy Treatment Trial of Combat-related PTSD

The University of Texas at Dallas

NCT03932773

RECRUITING NA 306 participants

Enhancing Psychotherapy for Veterans and Service Members With PTSD and Anxiety

Baylor College of Medicine

NCT05843695

RECRUITING NA 302 participants

Adaptive Decision-making And Personalized Treatment for PTSD (ADAPT-PTSD)

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

NCT07176273

RECRUITING NA 300 participants

Fear and Avoidance in PTSD Patients

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

NCT04770584

RECRUITING Phase 3 300 participants

An Evaluation of the Safety and Efficacy of TSND-201 for the Treatment of PTSD (EMPOWER-1)

Transcend Therapeutics

NCT07456696

RECRUITING NA 300 participants

Testing a PTSD m-Health Intervention to Improve Alcohol Treatment Outcomes

Michigan State University

NCT05564663

RECRUITING NA 300 participants

Trauma BPE Prolonged Exposure Therapy for Injured Individuals Admitted to a Level I Trauma Center

Baylor Research Institute

NCT06210711

RECRUITING NA 300 participants

Evaluation of Trauma Center-Based Intervention for Adolescent Traumatic Injury Survivors

Medical University of South Carolina

NCT05086757

RECRUITING NA 280 participants

Reducing Dropout and Improving Outcomes From PTSD Therapy: When to Switch Therapies or Stay the Course

United States Department of Defense

NCT06957067

RECRUITING Phase 2 256 participants

Facilitation of Extinction Retention and Reconsolidation Blockade in PTSD

Boston University

NCT04468360

RECRUITING NA 221 participants

Non-invasive Nerve Stimulation for PTSD and Sleep

University of Florida

NCT03170440

RECRUITING NA 216 participants

Investigating Cardiac Health of Adults With Trauma

Nova Southeastern University

NCT05700201

RECRUITING Phase 2 200 participants

Department of Defense PTSD Adaptive Platform Trial - Intervention A - Fluoxetine

Global Coalition for Adaptive Research

NCT05948553

RECRUITING Phase 2 200 participants

Department of Defense PTSD Adaptive Platform Trial - Intervention C - Daridorexant

Global Coalition for Adaptive Research

NCT05948540

RECRUITING NA 200 participants

Neuromodulation and Neurorehabilitation for mTBI

Northwestern University

NCT03819608

RECRUITING NA 200 participants

Morning Bright Light to Improve Sleep Quality in Veterans

Portland VA Medical Center

NCT03578003

RECRUITING NA 200 participants

Approach-Avoidance and Alcohol Challenge Study in PTSD

University of Texas at Austin

NCT06002633

RECRUITING NA 200 participants

Brief Behavioral Treatment for Insomnia in Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

VA Office of Research and Development

NCT05780177

RECRUITING NA 200 participants

Family Involvement in Treatment for PTSD (FIT-PTSD): A Brief, Feasible Method for Enhancing Outcomes, Retention, and Engagement

VA Office of Research and Development

NCT05267665

RECRUITING Phase 2 200 participants

Integration of Cognitive Processing Therapy and Relapse Prevention for Alcohol Use Disorder and PTSD

Texas A&M University

NCT05959434

RECRUITING NA 195 participants

Creative Arts Program to Reduce Burnout in Healthcare Professionals

University of Colorado, Denver

NCT04276922

RECRUITING NA 194 participants

OSA PAP Treatment for Veterans With SUD and PTSD on Residential Treatment Unit

VA Office of Research and Development

NCT05156112

RECRUITING NA 180 participants

Sleep and Emotion Processing in Adolescent Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

University of Wisconsin, Madison

NCT06341413

RECRUITING NA 180 participants

Respiratory Training in the Treatment of Transdiagnostic Pathological Anxiety

University of Texas at Austin

NCT05427708

RECRUITING Phase 2 175 participants

Ketamine, SGB and Combination Treatment for TBI

Northwestern University

NCT06608277

RECRUITING NA 170 participants

Written Exposure Therapy for Veterans With SUD and PTSD

VA Office of Research and Development

NCT05327504

RECRUITING NA 167 participants

Insomnia Treatment and Cardiometabolic Health in Older Adults With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

University of California, Los Angeles

NCT05516277

RECRUITING Phase 2 162 participants

Enhancing Week-long Psychological Treatment for PTSD With Ketamine

Yale University

NCT05737693

RECRUITING Phase 2 150 participants

Leveraging Biomarkers for Personalized Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder Comorbid With PTSD

NYU Langone Health

NCT03667846

RECRUITING 150 participants

Imaging Traumatic Stress and Alcohol Use Disorder With [18F]Bavarostat

Yale University

NCT06371404

RECRUITING NA 150 participants

Mobile Anger Reduction Intervention

VA Office of Research and Development

NCT06094933

RECRUITING Phase 2 148 participants

Randomized Controlled Trial of Treatment to Optimize Heart Rate Variability for Persistent Post-Concussion Symptoms

Virginia Commonwealth University

NCT07071350

RECRUITING NA 140 participants

Advancing Couple and Family Alcohol Treatment Through Patient-Oriented Research and Mentorship

Medical University of South Carolina

NCT05786157

RECRUITING NA 136 participants

Multifaceted Intervention to Restore Resilience and Overcome Risk

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

NCT06988787

RECRUITING NA 135 participants

Positive Processes and Transition to Health (PATH)

Case Western Reserve University

NCT06093906

RECRUITING NA 135 participants

Novel Telemedicine-Delivered Prolonged Exposure Therapy for Treating PTSD in Individuals With OUD

University of Vermont

NCT06288711

RECRUITING NA 132 participants

Rapid Treatment of PTSD With Accelerated Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation

Florida State University

NCT06544408

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Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 15
Phase 2 31
Phase 3 11
Phase 4 11

Named interventions

Most-linked intervention names on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.

Placebo Drug
12 trials
Cognitive Processing Therapy Behavioral
7 trials
Prolonged Exposure Behavioral
6 trials
Treatment as Usual Behavioral
6 trials
Written Exposure Therapy Behavioral
5 trials
Ketamine Drug
5 trials
Placebo Other
4 trials
Therapy Behavioral
3 trials

US sites by state

Facility locations filed on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.

California 48 trials
Texas 44 trials
Massachusetts 27 trials
New York 26 trials
Washington 23 trials
Florida 23 trials
South Carolina 17 trials
Maryland 14 trials

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.

What to do with this Post Traumatic Stress Disorder page

265 registered trials, 110 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.

Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.

Every figure on PlainTrial is rendered directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, no number is typed in by an editor. This Post Traumatic Stress Disorder condition card totals 265 registered trials; most-linked intervention Placebo; top US site state California. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.