🌐 EnglishEN

AI Cure is a research tool showing open data. Not medical advice. Discuss with your doctor. Terms

← Trials
🧪

Enhancing PTSD Treatment Outcomes by Improving Patient-Provider Communication

RecruitingNAAges 18 Years - anyAllBoston University
NCT06088303 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
💬

In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

The purpose of this clinical trial is to learn whether existing treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be improved. Two treatments for PTSD, cognitive processing therapy (CPT) and prolonged exposure (PE) will be studied. CPT and PE are effective treatments that are widely available, but interventions are needed to improve patient outcomes in these treatments. The investigators have developed an Adjunctive Writing intervention for Amplifying Response and Engagement (AWARE), which was designed using health communication strategies to enhance CPT and PE by improving communication between patients and therapists about patients' experiences in treatment. This research will investigate whether adding AWARE to CPT and PE will lead to better treatment outcomes compared to CPT and PE provided as usual without AWARE. AWARE includes a brief writing task asking patients about their

Sign in to get the eligibility rules as simple questions to take to your doctor.

Sign in
📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of PTSD * Stable on psychiatric medications for at least 4 weeks Exclusion Criteria: * Current unstable bipolar disorder * Current psychosis * Current active suicidal or homicidal ideation with intent or plan * Current severe substance use that warrants immediate medical attention * Current trauma-focused treatment * Significant cognitive impairment that would prevent engagement in assessments and therapy (e.g., advanced dementia, severe traumatic brain injury).
💊

What it tests

  • Adjunctive writing to amplify response and engagement (AWARE)
  • Cognitive processing therapy (CPT)
  • Prolonged exposure (PE)
📍

Where

1 site
National Center for PTSD at VA Boston Healthcare System
Boston, United States
🤝 Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible — always decide together with your own doctor.
🛡️

AI Cure shows public evidence (Open Targets, ClinicalTrials.gov, PubMed, openFDA, DepMap, AlphaFold) with its source, and AI summaries that cite it — not medical advice and not a cure. Treatment decisions belong with your doctor. Research ideas are shared only with approved researchers and labs, who can test them. In an emergency call your local emergency number (112 in India and Europe, 911 in the US). AI Cure Terms of Use · Privacy