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Brief Exposure and Exercise for PTSD.

Description

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if 8 sessions of brief exposure and exercise therapy works to treat Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in adults. This study will also learn if participants think brief exposure and exercise therapy is a good and doable treatment. and The main questions it aims to answer are: * Do participants find brief exposure and exercise an acceptable and feasible means of treatment for PTSD? * Does brief exposure and exercise decreases of the severity of PTSD symptoms? Participants will: * Complete weekly questionnaires for 10-14 weeks. * Attend 8 twice weekly exposure therapy and exercise sessions for 4 weeks.

Conditions

PTSD - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
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PTSD - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

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Study Details

Study overview

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if 8 sessions of brief exposure and exercise therapy works to treat Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in adults. This study will also learn if participants think brief exposure and exercise therapy is a good and doable treatment. and The main questions it aims to answer are: * Do participants find brief exposure and exercise an acceptable and feasible means of treatment for PTSD? * Does brief exposure and exercise decreases of the severity of PTSD symptoms? Participants will: * Complete weekly questionnaires for 10-14 weeks. * Attend 8 twice weekly exposure therapy and exercise sessions for 4 weeks.

Brief Exposure and Exercise Therapy for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Brief Exposure and Exercise for PTSD.

Condition
PTSD - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Lexington

University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States, 40506

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Provide informed consent and are willing to participate in therapy sessions twice weekly, which include moderate-intensity aerobic exercise.
  • * Participants must be adults aged 18-64 meeting the criteria for PTSD within the past month, who are not currently receiving treatment from other psychotherapy or are on unstable psychiatric medication (i.e., less than four weeks of psychiatric medication).
  • * Participants should be able to engage in 25 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise (i.e., 70-75% of max heart rate).
  • * Participants must be able to speak and read English fluently to participate in the current study.
  • * Participants who endorse health condition(s) that would prevent moderate exercise.
  • * Participants who endorse (i.e., "yes") any items on the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PARQ) that is not controlled or managed.
  • * Participants with any injuries to the lower extremities that may hinder riding an exercise bicycle.
  • * Psychiatric exclusion criteria include recent (within the past three months) severe use disorder(s), high risk for suicide (i.e., plan, intent, or recent attempt), mania, or psychotic symptoms unrelated to PTSD symptoms.
  • * Participants currently seeking or undergoing any other trauma-focused psychotherapy treatment.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 64 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Troy Hubert,

Jessica Burris, Ph.D., STUDY_DIRECTOR, University of Kentucky

Shannon Sauer-Zavala, Ph.D., STUDY_DIRECTOR, University of Kentucky

Troy J.J. Hubert, M.S., PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Kentucky

Study Record Dates

2026-03-30