Transcendental Meditation in Veterans and First Responders With PTSD
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Brief summary
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The present study is part of a Phase 3 multi-site clinical trial that will recruit veterans and first responders diagnosed with PTSD, where they will be randomized to receive either Transcendental Meditation (TM) or Present Centered Therapy (PCT). Five assessments will be conducted, at: 1) baseline, 2) midpoint, 3) posttreatment, 4) three months posttreatment and 5) six months posttreatment. All assessments will be completed using remote HIPAA-compliant videoconferencing. The study protocol at NYSPI/Columbia will also include Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) before and after treatment to elucidate neural predictors and mechanisms of these two treatment approaches. Enrollment will include veterans and first responders with PTSD. Both TM and PCT will be provided by trained staff receiving weekly supervision. This trial is funded by the David Lynch Foundation and will recruit approximately 360 veterans and first responders over a three-year period.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT05645042
- Recruitment status
- Terminated
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 55 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- Transcendental Meditation (TM) Behavioral
- Present Centered Therapy (PCT) Behavioral
Behavioral
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years to 80 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepts healthy volunteers
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Dec 11, 2022
- Primary completion
- Oct 29, 2024
- Completion
- Oct 29, 2024
- Last update posted
- Apr 8, 2025
2022 – 2024
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 5
- U.S. states
- 2
- U.S. cities
- 5
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California San Diego | La Jolla | California | 92093 | — |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles | California | 90033 | — |
| Stanford University | Palo Alto | California | 94305 | — |
| Northwell Health | Great Neck | New York | 11021 | — |
| New York State Psychiatric Institute | New York | New York | 10032 | — |
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