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Approach-Avoidance and Alcohol Challenge Study in PTSD

University of Texas at Austin
NCT IDNCT06002633ClinicalTrials.gov data as of Apr 2026
Target enrollment

200

Study length

about 4.6 years

Ages

21–60

Locations

1 site in TX

What this study is about

This trial is testing how alcohol affects decision-making in people with PTSD. It's looking at whether alcohol changes the way people deal with situations where they want to approach something but also avoid it, which can be related to PTSD symptoms. The goal is to understand if this interaction between alcohol and these decisions increases the risk of developing problems with alcohol use.

Simplified from trial records by PatientMatch.

What you may be asked to do

  • 1.Alcohol
  • 2.Placebo

Participation Burden

What's physically and logistically required of participants.

Logistics & Travel
In-person visits

Requires travel to a study site

Physical Intervention
Standard

How treatment is administered

Treatment Assignment
Randomized (Open Label)

You are randomly assigned, but you will know your treatment.

Extracted study details

Pulled from the trial record to show what is being tested and what the study is measuring.

Drug classes

ethanol

Body systems

Psychiatry / Mental Health