Exercise Training to Improve PTSD Symptoms and Health in Older Veterans
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Official title
Exploring the Effects of Exercise Training on PTSD Symptoms and Physical Health in Older Veterans With PTSD
Brief summary
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Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is prevalent among military Veterans and is more than just a psychological condition; PTSD has profound negative impacts on health, function, and quality of life. Older Veterans are the largest patient population served by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), and many have lived with PTSD for 40+ years. Veterans with PTSD engage in low levels of physical activity and spend much of their time in sedentary activities, adding to their risk of physical disability. The benefits of exercise on mental health and physical well-being in older adults are well-substantiated, but the effects of exercise training on late-life PTSD symptoms is a new area of study. This study is designed to examine the effects of 6 months of supervised exercise training on PTSD symptoms and PTSD-related conditions (e.g., functional impairment, sleep) in 188 older Veterans with PTSD.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT04199182
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 80 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- Exercise Training Behavioral
- Healthy Aging Attention Control (HA-ATC) Other
Behavioral · Other
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 65 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Jun 6, 2021
- Primary completion
- Feb 9, 2025
- Completion
- Feb 27, 2025
- Last update posted
- Mar 24, 2026
2021 – 2025
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC | Durham | North Carolina | 27705-3875 | — |
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