Check rTMS treatment for combat-related PTSD in veterans
Part of Mental health clinical trials.
This trial tests whether a non-drug brain stimulation treatment (rTMS) can reduce symptoms of PTSD in veterans who were exposed to post-9/11 combat trauma. It may help by improving PTSD symptoms, but you must meet safety rules—especially related to seizure risk.
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Who can take part
- You are a U.S. post-9/11 veteran from military conflict
- You have a PTSD diagnosis related to post-9/11 combat (based on a structured PTSD interview)
- You are not currently in a new “acute” PTSD or trauma-therapy treatment study or starting trauma-focused psychotherapy
- Your traumatic exposure was not in the last 3 months before screening
- You do not have seizure history or major brain/neurologic conditions that raise seizure risk
- You can safely receive rTMS (no non-removable metal in the head and no pacemaker or certain implanted devices), and you are not pregnant or nursing
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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