Exposure by Assessment: Testing AMQ-based EMA on Intrusive Trauma Memories in PTSD

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This study compares two at-home EMA approaches for adults with PTSD: prompts about an intrusive trauma memory or prompts about an emotionally neutral memory. It aims to see if actively focusing on the trauma memory in daily prompts can lessen intrusion severity and overall PTSD symptoms. The design involves minimal clinician input and uses a home-based, remote protocol to capture how memory-focused prompts influence real-world symptom experiences. Prior work suggested potential intrusion reductions with memory-focused EMA, but lacked a control, so this trial includes a neutral-memory control to clarify target effects. The goal is to determine whether this brief, remote intervention is feasible and potentially beneficial for reducing intrusive symptoms.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Adults aged 18-70
* Posttraumatic stress disorder
* intrusive symptoms.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Psychotic or bipolar disorder
* Heavy use of drugs or alcohol
* Prominent personality disorder
* Significant risk of harm to self or others
* Current trauma-focused treatment
* Reporting intrusions as thoughts only rather than as memories

Where it's running

• Tel Aviv University
  Tel Aviv, Israel Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Yair Bar Haim, Professor — Tel Aviv University
• Study coordinator: Yuval Heimann, MA Student
• Email: yuvalheimann@mail.tau.ac.il
• Phone: +972545698181

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.