Exercise and emotional learning for PTSD
Part of Mental health clinical trials.
This study tests whether exercise can help people with PTSD learn to feel safer in their bodies. You will do some exercise sessions and emotional learning tasks, and have an MRI brain scan to see how your brain changes.
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Who can take part
- You are an adult (18 or older) with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that started after a violent event by another person, like physical or sexual assault.
- You do not have a severe alcohol or drug problem now, or in the past 3 months.
- You have not had suicidal thoughts, psychotic episodes, or manic episodes in the last 3 months.
- You are not currently taking a daily benzodiazepine (like Xanax) or stimulant (like Adderall) that you can't stop for the study sessions.
- You have no medical condition that prevents you from exercising, and you have no history of traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness longer than 30 minutes.
- You are not pregnant, do not have a seizure disorder, and can have an MRI (no metal in your body, no claustrophobia).
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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