Plain-English translation of NCT06639061 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Source last updated · Translation generated · How we translate trials
Phase 2 — Testing in a bigger group (up to a few hundred people) to see if the treatment actually works and is still safe.
This study is testing transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)—a non-invasive brain stimulation technique—to help reduce intrusive traumatic memories in people with PTSD. Researchers will first help you recall a traumatic memory, then apply TMS to a specific area of your brain (the hippocampus) that's involved in memory processing. The goal is to see if this treatment can reduce how often distressing memories like flashbacks and nightmares interrupt your daily life.
Traumatic memories that keep intruding on your thoughts are one of the hardest PTSD symptoms to treat with current therapies. This trial exists to test whether targeting the brain region responsible for memory storage can help reduce these painful, involuntary re-experiencing symptoms.
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You would visit the research center once a week for 5 weeks. At each session, you'll first complete a brain scan (MRI) to map your brain's connections, then deliberately recall your traumatic memory while researchers apply TMS—magnetic pulses delivered through a coil on your scalp—to a brain area involved in memory processing. Each stimulation session lasts about 15 minutes. Researchers will measure how your intrusive memories change over time and track changes in how your brain processes these memories.
AI-generated summary from trial data · Jun 17, 2026 · Not medical advice
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