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Repurposing Low-Dose Clonidine for PTSD in Veterans

Wake Forest University Health Sciences
NCT IDNCT04877093ClinicalTrials.gov data as of Apr 2026
Phase

Phase 3

Target enrollment

32

Study length

about 2.8 years

Ages

18+

Locations

1 site in WI

What this study is about

This trial is testing whether low-dose clonidine helps veterans with PTSD. It compares clonidine to a placebo pill over 1034 days. The goal is to see if the treatment improves PTSD symptoms, including daytime and nighttime issues.

Simplified from trial records by PatientMatch.

What you may be asked to do

  • 1.Placebo
  • 2.Take Clonidine Pill

Participation Burden

What's physically and logistically required of participants.

Logistics & Travel
In-person visits

Requires travel to a study site

Physical Intervention
Oral

How treatment is administered

Treatment Assignment
Randomized & Blinded

You may get a placebo/standard care, and you won't know which.

Extracted study details

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

Drug classes

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

Drug routes

oral

Endpoints

Primary: Change from Baseline in Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 (CAPS-5) questions B2 and E6 at 6 weeks into phase, Change from Baseline in PTSD Checklist-Military Version (PCL-5) at 6 weeks into phase, Change from Baseline in Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) at 6 weeks into phase

Secondary: Change from Baseline in Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ9) at 6 weeks into phase, Change from Baseline in Sleep Diary at 6 weeks into phase, Change from Baseline in quality of life scale (Q-LES-Q-SF) at 6 weeks into phase

Body systems

Psychiatry / Mental Health