Feasibility and Acceptability of Stress Induction, Physiological Data Collection, and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Among Combat Veterans With PTSD

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Ptsd

In brief

Investigators will recruit up to 20 veterans with PTSD. Participants will be randomized into two conditions: MBSR and Health and Wellness Education (HWE; control group). Participants will be randomized at a 1:1 ratio. Purpose of the study is to learn how mindfulness meditation may be helpful in treating PTSD. Participants will undergo 2 screening sessions, 8 weekly sessions of intervention (MBSR or HWE), 3 laboratory visits that will include completing survey questionnaires, stress test and recording of heart rate, blood pressure and breathing rate.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05938816

Run by

Oregon Health and Science University

People needed

7

Starts

2023-07-07

Expected to finish

2024-02-03

Last updated by the study team

2024-11-05

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 85. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adult (18-85yo)
• Military veteran
• Experiencing PTSD symptoms
• Reading and speaking in English
• Be able to travel to OHSU for three two-hour lab visits, 8 weekly intervention sessions and one long extended session, and a two- hour focus group

You may not qualify if…

• Pregnancy
• Severe untreated depression, cognitive impairment, or active suicidality*
• Life-threatening or severely disabling medical conditions
• Excessive use of alcohol, nicotine, or cannabis

Where it is running

• OHSU — Portland, Oregon, United States

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