Recruiting
Early Phase 1

Observational Study

Sponsor:

Soul Medicine Institute

Code:

NCT01327690

Conditions

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

CBT (Cognitive Behavior Therapy)

EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques)

Study Details

Brief summary:

PTSD (posttraumatic stress disorder) and associated mental health conditions affect both veterans and their family members. This study investigates whether group therapy using EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) and CBT (Cognitive Behavior Therapy) produce reductions in PTSD and comorbid symptoms.

Conditions

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders

Study ID

NCT01327690

Start date

Dec 31, 2010

Status verified date

Apr, 2026

Completion date

Dec 31, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec 31, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • The ability to follow instructions, complete written forms, and provide informed consent. Subjects are required to be literate and understand English.
  • Physically healthy.
  • Active duty military service, veterans, and their family members.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • None

Study Design

Enrollment

100 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Screening

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

no intervention: Wait List

Wait Period corresponding in length to treatment period

experimental: EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques)

EFT group therapy sessions.

active comparator: CBT (Cognitive Behavior Therapy)

CBT group therapy sessions

Interventions

CBT (Cognitive Behavior Therapy)

CBT group therapy sessions

EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques)

Group therapy sessions using EFT

Primary outcome measure

  • Change from Baseline PTSD (posttraumatic stress disorder) Symptom Levels [ Time Frame: Pre-Intervention, Post-Intervention, with one, three, six, and twelve month follow-ups ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Dawson Church

707 237 6951dawsonchurch@gmail.com

Dawson Church

707 525 9292dawsonchurch@gmail.com

Locations

Soul Medicine Institute

Recruiting

Santa Rosa, California, United States, 95404

Contacts

Christine Cramer

707-237-6951chriscr@sonic.net

More Information

Sponsor

Soul Medicine Institute

Last update posted

Apr 27, 2026

Last verified

Apr, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Soul Medicine Institute on 2026-04-27.