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Condition (MeSH)

Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic

ClinicalTrials.gov lists 2,638 trials for Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic or a narrower condition beneath it. VA Office of Research and Development has the most among industry and government lead sponsors, with 259.

MeSH D013313 Mental Disorders F03
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Phase 1 Phase 1 120 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 43 Phase 2 Phase 2 236 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 41 Phase 3 Phase 3 88 Phase 4 Phase 4 105 Not applicable Not applicable 1,626 Observational Observational 378 Phase 1 Phase 1 120 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 43 Phase 2 Phase 2 236 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 41 Phase 3 Phase 3 88 Phase 4 Phase 4 105 Not applicable Not applicable 1,626 Observational Observational 378

Trials per phase (log scale)

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2,638 of the 2,638 trials are tagged with Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.

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When did Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic trials start? (32)

Shown in this order: most recent first, 1990 onwards. 2026 is partial: trials registered with a 2026 start date so far, not a full year. 22 trials are registered to start in 2027 or later, and not listed here.

Trials over time, by phase

  • Phase 1
  • Phase 1/2
  • Phase 2
  • Phase 2/3
  • Phase 3
  • Phase 4
  • Not applicable
  • Observational

Top of scale: 185

1991: 1 trials (Observational 1) 1994: 1 trials (Not applicable 1) 1997: 4 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 2, Phase 1/2 1) 1998: 1 trials (Observational 1) 1999: 4 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 1, Phase 3 1, Phase 1 1) 2000: 7 trials (Observational 3, Not applicable 2, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 1) 2001: 12 trials (Observational 3, Not applicable 2, Phase 4 4, Phase 3 2, Phase 2 1) 2002: 20 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 6, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 3, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 1, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 1) 2003: 21 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 5, Phase 4 7, Phase 3 4, Phase 2 2, Phase 1/2 1) 2004: 32 trials (Observational 3, Not applicable 12, Phase 4 4, Phase 3 6, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 3, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 1) 2005: 34 trials (Observational 8, Not applicable 11, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 4, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 4, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 1) 2006: 38 trials (Observational 5, Not applicable 17, Phase 4 5, Phase 3 1, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 6, Phase 1 3) 2007: 39 trials (Observational 6, Not applicable 14, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 1, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 9, Phase 1 5) 2008: 87 trials (Observational 13, Not applicable 42, Phase 4 6, Phase 3 4, Phase 2/3 4, Phase 2 9, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 7) 2009: 76 trials (Observational 8, Not applicable 38, Phase 4 8, Phase 3 3, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 9, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 6) 2010: 85 trials (Observational 16, Not applicable 39, Phase 4 4, Phase 3 8, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 12, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 3) 2011: 83 trials (Observational 21, Not applicable 37, Phase 4 4, Phase 3 5, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 8, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 5) 2012: 116 trials (Observational 20, Not applicable 67, Phase 4 7, Phase 3 2, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 9, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 7) 2013: 90 trials (Observational 14, Not applicable 55, Phase 4 6, Phase 3 2, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 8, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 1) 2014: 79 trials (Observational 9, Not applicable 57, Phase 4 2, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 3, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 4) 2015: 89 trials (Observational 9, Not applicable 63, Phase 4 1, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 8, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 5) 2016: 115 trials (Observational 14, Not applicable 75, Phase 4 6, Phase 3 2, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 7, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 5) 2017: 105 trials (Observational 9, Not applicable 74, Phase 4 4, Phase 3 4, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 8, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 4) 2018: 111 trials (Observational 18, Not applicable 76, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 5, Phase 2 7, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 2) 2019: 150 trials (Observational 18, Not applicable 104, Phase 4 4, Phase 3 4, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 9, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 7) 2020: 158 trials (Observational 35, Not applicable 105, Phase 4 5, Phase 3 3, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 5, Phase 1 4) 2021: 177 trials (Observational 26, Not applicable 113, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 4, Phase 2/3 5, Phase 2 18, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 8) 2022: 185 trials (Observational 31, Not applicable 125, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 2, Phase 2 17, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 5) 2023: 163 trials (Observational 22, Not applicable 112, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 3, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 13, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 6) 2024: 179 trials (Observational 18, Not applicable 128, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 5, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 16, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 7) 2025: 171 trials (Observational 18, Not applicable 124, Phase 4 2, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 16, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 9)

Trials registered with a start date in each year, 1990 onward, stacked by phase (complete years only; the current partial year is in the table's notes). The table below lists the same counts, most recent years first.

Trials started per year
Year Trials started
2026 (partial year) 172
2025 171
2024 179
2023 163
2022 185
2021 177
2020 158
2019 150
2018 111
2017 105

Forecast of the full-year count, planned starts included, not rows of this table: about 200 trials starting in 2026 and about 180 in 2027, the average of the 24 months through September, counted as registered and carried forward. The rows of this table count trials registered so far with a start date in the year, planned starts included; the forecast looks ahead to the count for the whole year, so it is not the same measure. In backtests on conditions of this size, forecasts made part-way through the year were typically off by about 13 percent and ran about 12 percent low against the count later registered; forecasts made before the year began were off by about 19 percent and ran about 17 percent low against the count later registered, and had about the same error as repeating last year's count. These figures rest on a few years of history (target years from 2018 to 2025, varying by figure), place each condition as it is mapped today rather than as it was then, and score against a count for the newest year that was still being revised. Only condition series were scored.

Prediction, not a registry value: median of 36 months from start to primary completion across 347 trials still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot; registered median of 29 months across 1,656 trials with a primary completion typed Actual. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.

What phase are Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic trials in? (9)

Shown in this order: phase order.

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Trials by phase
Phase Trials
Phase 1 120
Phase 1/2 43
Phase 2 236
Phase 2/3 41
Phase 3 88
Phase 4 105
Not applicable 1,626
Observational 378
Expanded access 1

How many Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic trials are recruiting? (10)

Shown in this order: the order a trial moves through, from not yet recruiting to unknown.

Trials by recruitment status
Status Trials
Not yet recruiting 117
Recruiting 376
Enrolling by invitation 36
Active, not recruiting 80
Completed 1,518

Status as registered on ClinicalTrials.gov. Each trial is counted once.

Which lead sponsors run the most Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic trials? (3)

Shown in this order: most trials first. Lead sponsors the registry classes as industry, NIH, US federal, other government or network. A hospital or university the registry files as government can appear here. Sponsors it classes as academic or other are shown on the full page, because that class cannot separate an institution from a named investigator.

Lead sponsors
Sponsor Trials
VA Office of Research and Development 259
US Department of Veterans Affairs 53
Resilient Pharmaceuticals 20

Which drugs are being tested for Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic? (3)

Shown in this order: most trials first. One row per drug, matched to a single molecule under all its names, ranked by number of trials.

Drugs tested
Drug Trials
3,4 Methylenedioxymethamphetamine 36
PMI-150 (intranasal ketamine) 32
D-Cycloserine 13

Interventions as named in the registry (12)

Shown in this order: most trials first.

Interventions as named in the registry
Drug Trials
Treatment As Usual 71
Propranolol PO 25
Sertralin 24
T.Prazosin 23
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation 17

These are the names sponsors entered on ClinicalTrials.gov that we have not matched to a single molecule. Some are drugs under a brand or code name; others are procedures, doses or arm labels.

Which serious adverse events do Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic trials report? (10)

Shown in this order: most subjects affected first. Subjects affected summed across trials, a cross-trial signal, not a rate.

Serious adverse events in this condition's trials
Adverse event Subjects affected Trials
Suicidal ideation 150 14
Suicide Intent 107 1
Hospitalization 84 18
Life Threatening Experience or Trauma 61 1
Other Hospitalization 54 1

Which publications cover Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic? (3,341)

Shown in this order: major-topic papers first, then newest, then most linked to trials.

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Not measured: delivery record.

Checked, with nothing recorded for this condition: prevalence, rare-disease identity, and sub-conditions in mesh.

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