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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 4 of 6

COMPLETED NA 200 participants

PTSD Training for PCPs in a Virtual World

San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center

NCT03898271

COMPLETED NA 200 participants

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Meditation Compared to Exposure Therapy and Education Control on PTSD in Veterans

United States Department of Defense

NCT01865123

COMPLETED NA 192 participants

Written Exposure Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Boston University

NCT01800773

COMPLETED NA 187 participants

A Comparison of CPT Versus ART Versus WL

University of Cincinnati

NCT03384706

COMPLETED NA 184 participants

Loving-Kindness Meditation for PTSD

VA Office of Research and Development

NCT01962714

COMPLETED NA 180 participants

Examination of Glutamate and mGluR5 in Psychiatric Disorders

Yale University

NCT02727972

COMPLETED NA 178 participants

Brief Peer Supported webSTAIR Compared to Enhanced Wait List

Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research

NCT04286165

COMPLETED NA 175 participants

In-Home Exposure Therapy for Veterans With Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Veterans Medical Research Foundation

NCT03110302

COMPLETED NA 170 participants

Quantifying the Efficacy and Role of Service Dogs for Military Veterans With PTSD

University of Arizona

NCT03245814

COMPLETED NA 163 participants

Efficacy Trial of Stress Check-Up

University of Washington

NCT03423394

COMPLETED NA 160 participants

The Efficacy of 90-Minute Versus 60-Minute Sessions of Prolonged Exposure for PTSD

University of Pennsylvania

NCT02720497

COMPLETED NA 158 participants

Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of MeRT Treatment in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Wave Neuroscience

NCT02990793

COMPLETED NA 148 participants

Effects of Early Abuse on Adult Intimate Relationships

University of Texas at Austin

NCT01803802

COMPLETED Phase 2 142 participants

Treatment of Smoking Among Individuals With PTSD

University of Pennsylvania

NCT00937235

COMPLETED Phase 1 136 participants

Virtual Reality (VR) Therapy for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Office of Naval Research (ONR)

NCT00992953

COMPLETED Phase 4 135 participants

Preventing Post-Operative Delirium in Patients Undergoing a Pneumonectomy, Esophagectomy or Thoracotomy

Indiana University

NCT02213900

COMPLETED NA 134 participants

Cognitive Behavioral Treatments for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Sleep Disturbance

US Department of Veterans Affairs

NCT00108628

COMPLETED NA 129 participants

Extinction of Fear Memories With Glucocorticoids in Veterans With PTSD

VA Office of Research and Development

NCT01090180

COMPLETED NA 120 participants

Adolescent Trauma Recovery and Stress Disorders Collaborative Care (ATRSCC) Model Program Trial

University of Washington

NCT00619255

COMPLETED NA 119 participants

PTSD Affect Labeling Study

University of California, Los Angeles

NCT05924399

COMPLETED Phase 2 118 participants

An HIV Intervention for Black Men at Risk - The Enhanced Sexual Health Intervention for Men (ES-HIM)

University of California, Los Angeles

NCT01641146

COMPLETED Phase 2 108 participants

Women Overcoming and Managing Adversity Now (WOMAN) Study

UConn Health

NCT01324765

COMPLETED 105 participants

Brain Function in Mentally Ill Adolescents

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

NCT00025857

COMPLETED NA 105 participants

Transdiagnostic Psychotherapy for Veterans With Mood and Anxiety Disorders

VA Office of Research and Development

NCT01947647

COMPLETED NA 100 participants

Behavioral Activation + Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD and Comorbid MDD

United States Naval Medical Center, San Diego

NCT02874131

COMPLETED Phase 3 100 participants

A Multi-Site Phase 3 Study of MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy for PTSD (MAPP1)

Lykos Therapeutics

NCT03537014

COMPLETED Phase 1 95 participants

Cannabidiol as a Treatment for AUD Comorbid With PTSD

NYU Langone Health

NCT03248167

COMPLETED NA 95 participants

Optimal Dose of Early Intervention to Prevent PTSD

Emory University

NCT01959620

COMPLETED NA 90 participants

Psychological Symptoms and Families of COVID-19 Patients

Rush University Medical Center

NCT04501445

COMPLETED Phase 3 90 participants

Comparison of Videoconference and Face-to-Face Delivery of Cognitive Processing Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

University of Wisconsin, Madison

NCT00941629

COMPLETED NA 87 participants

Mobile Self-Tracking of Mental Health

VA Office of Research and Development

NCT05023252

COMPLETED NA 87 participants

Treatment of Older Veterans With Chronic Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

US Department of Veterans Affairs

NCT00539279

COMPLETED NA 87 participants

Pilot Study Testing a Web-Based Moral Elevation Intervention for Veterans With PTSD and Moral Injury

VA Office of Research and Development

NCT03906240

COMPLETED NA 86 participants

Effectiveness of Cognitive, Exposure, and Skills Group Manualized Treatments in Operations Iraqi (OIF)/Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) Female Veterans

New Mexico VA Healthcare System

NCT02069873

COMPLETED NA 86 participants

A Mobile Health Solution for Homework During CBT

University of South Florida

NCT04931199

COMPLETED NA 82 participants

Enhancement of PTSD Treatment With Computerized Executive Function Training

VA Office of Research and Development

NCT03260127

COMPLETED 81 participants

Telerehabilitation for OIF/OEF Returnees With Combat-Related Traumatic Brain Injury

VA Office of Research and Development

NCT00676182

COMPLETED NA 81 participants

Behavioral Activation for PTSD/Depression Treatment in OIF/OEF Veterans

VA Office of Research and Development

NCT00805532

COMPLETED NA 81 participants

Cognitive Training for PTSD

VA Office of Research and Development

NCT03316196

COMPLETED NA 81 participants

Remote Study of NightWare for PTSD With Nightmares

NightWare

NCT03934658

COMPLETED NA 80 participants

Primary-Care Based Mindfulness Intervention

Emory University

NCT03922581

COMPLETED Phase 2 80 participants

Pilot Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Four Different Potencies of Smoked Marijuana in 76 Veterans With PTSD

Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies

NCT02759185

COMPLETED NA 76 participants

Rehabilitation of Executive Functioning in Veterans With PTSD and Mild TBI

VA Office of Research and Development

NCT01921179

COMPLETED NA 76 participants

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to Increase CPAP Adherence in Veterans With PTSD

VA Office of Research and Development

NCT02641496

COMPLETED Phase 1 75 participants

Biological Signatures, Probiotic Among Those With mTBI and PTSD

VA Office of Research and Development

NCT02723344

COMPLETED NA 74 participants

Brief Cognitive Behavioral Treatment of Deployment-Related PTSD Symptoms in Primary Care Settings

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

NCT02290639

COMPLETED NA 73 participants

Cognitively Augmented Behavioral Activation for Veterans With Comorbid TBI/PTSD

VA Office of Research and Development

NCT02391402

COMPLETED NA 73 participants

Improving Sleep to Reduce Risk for Substance Use Disorder

Florida State University

NCT03226132

COMPLETED NA 71 participants

Bright Light: An Adjunct Treatment for Combat Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

VA Office of Research and Development

NCT00701064

COMPLETED NA 70 participants

Writing Wrongs: Expressive Writing for Microaggressions

Auburn University

NCT06276725

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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.