Study drugs that affect stress nerves and blood pressure in PTSD
Treatments studied
Part of Mental health clinical trials.
This Phase 2 study looks at how stress-related nerve activity and a hormone called angiotensin II may be involved in PTSD, and how specific blood-pressure-related medicines affect the body. You may be eligible if you are a PTSD patient (or a matched control without PTSD) and meet safety criteria.
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Who can take part
- You are age 18 to 65
- You have PTSD, or you are a control person without PTSD (matched by age, gender, and race)
- You are not pregnant
- You do not have certain heart or blood vessel problems or blood pressure conditions (including hypertension)
- You are not using these medicines: clonidine, beta blockers, ACE inhibitors, or ARBs
- You do not have uncontrolled health issues like diabetes or chronic kidney disease (GFR under 60)
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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