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PTSD: early-phase trial registry
77 of 155 indexed PTSD trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.
Corpus placement: #72 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.
155 US clinical trials · 77 currently recruiting · #72 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count
PTSD: 155 US clinical trials tracked, 77 recruiting.
PTSD is the subject of 155 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 77 of them currently open to new participants. 10 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 29 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is VA Office of Research and Development, running 28 of these trials.
Enrollment posture brief
Registry condition ptsd
OPEN 77 | RECR 50% | LATE 10 | EARLY 29 | RANK #72 | SPON 28
Volume-matched condition peers
Nearest open-share peer: Alzheimer Disease (50% recruiting · 312 trials)
PTSD lists 77 open slots (50% of 155 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 PTSD 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.
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PTSD is recruiting above its size-band peers.
77 of 155 indexed trials (49.7%) 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.
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One sponsor concentrates PTSD research.
VA Office of Research and Development accounts for 28 of 155 trials (18.1%). 88 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.
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Typical PTSD enrolment sits around 75 participants.
Median target enrolment is 75 among the 155 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 89 of those (57.4%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.
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PTSD research is mostly interventional.
143 interventional and 12 observational studies make up this index (92.3% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Open and recent trials
155 total, page 4 of 4
Exercise and Therapeutic Exposure
Thomas Adams
NCT05177458
Minocycline for Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Veterans
Sriram Ramaswamy
NCT03340350
Modification of Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT-C) for PTSD and Alcohol Dependence
Yale University
NCT00639288
TMS for Veterans Attending a 2-week Intensive Outpatient Program for PTSD
Rush University Medical Center
NCT06271733
Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation (CES) Therapy
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
NCT02453347
Phase Distribution
| Phase | Trial count |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 | 7 |
| Phase 2 | 22 |
| Phase 3 | 5 |
| Phase 4 | 5 |
Top Sponsors
Named interventions
Most-linked intervention names on PTSD records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.
US sites by state
Facility locations filed on PTSD trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.
Related
What to do with this PTSD page
155 registered trials, 77 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.
- 77 PTSD trials are currently recruiting, check eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
- VA Office of Research and Development sponsors the most PTSD trials on record, review their full trial history before evaluating a specific study. See VA Office of Research and Development's trials
- Bring the specific trial ID (NCT number) to your own doctor before enrolling, this page is a directory, not medical guidance. Read the trial-finding guide
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 PTSD condition card totals 155 registered trials; most-linked intervention Cognitive Processing Therapy; top US site state California. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.