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Documents that mention this clinical trial
Graduated exposure to traumatic events decreases distress during prolonged exposure therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-026-00666-2
Funding for this research was provided by:
U.S. Department of Defense (W81XWH-13-2-0065)
U.S. Department of Defense (HT9425-24-1-1021)
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (I01CX001136-01)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Bob Woodruff Foundation
Article History
Received: 16 October 2025
Accepted: 1 April 2026
First Online: 24 May 2026
Declarations
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: Alan Peterson reports research funding from the Department of Defense (DoD), the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), The National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Bob Woodruff Foundation (BWF), and the Texas Veterans + Family Alliance (TV + FA). Tabatha Blount reports research funding from the DoD, VA, NIH, BWF, and TV + FA. Edna Foa reports research funding from DoD and NIH and receiving royalties from publishing books on PTSD treatment and honoraria for lectures and workshops on prolonged exposure. Lily Brown reports research funding from the DoD, VA, and NIH. Carmen McLean reports research funding from the DoD, VA, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Bryann R. DeBeer reports research funding from the DoD, VA, and the American Psychological Association (APA). Joseph Mignogna reports research funding from the VA. Brooke A. Fina reports research funding from the DoD, VA, BWF, TV + FA, the Boeing Corporation (Boeing), and the United Services Automobile Association (USAA). Brittany N. Hall-Clark reports research funding from the DoD, BWF, and Boeing. Vanessa M. Jacoby reports research funding from the DoD, the APA, the American Psychological Foundation (APF), and the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Casey L. Straud reports research funding from the DoD, VA, NIH, BWF, and TV + FA. Willie J. Hale reports research funding from the DoD and VA. Stacey Young-McCaughan reports research funding from the DoD, VA, and NIH. Brett T. Litz reports research funding from the DoD, VA, and NIH. Eric C. Meyer reports research funding from the DoD, VA, and NIH. Douglas E. Williamson reports research funding from the DoD, VA, and NIH. John D. Roache reports research funding from the DoD, VA, and NIH. Barbara L. Niles reports research funding from the DoD and VA. Terence M. Keane reports research funding from the DoD, VA, and NIH. No other disclosures were reported.
: Approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Board at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (now part of The University of Texas at San Antonio). The procedures used in this study adhere to the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in this study.