Study of stress-related body overactivity in people with PTSD
Part of Heart & circulation, Mental health clinical trials.
This study looks at how the body’s stress system works in veterans with PTSD compared with veterans without PTSD. You may be asked about blood pressure, lifestyle, and health conditions to see whether the study measures differences that could help future treatment.
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Who can take part
- You are a veteran with PTSD, or a veteran without PTSD (controls).
- Your blood pressure is not in the high range (prehypertensive or normal).
- You do not have known heart or blood vessel disease.
- You have not used illicit drugs in the past 6 months.
- You do not drink heavily (no more than 2 alcoholic drinks per day on average).
- You are not pregnant, and you are not using certain medicines that affect the stress system (like clonidine or MAO inhibitors in the last 14 days).
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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