This study is looking at how a type of talk therapy called Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) might help people with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) who are also at risk for heart disease. CPT is a standard treatment for PTSD that involves 12 weekly sessions to help you change unhelpful thoughts related to trauma. Researchers want to see if CPT can reduce inflammation in your arteries and improve your heart rate variability (how much your heart rate changes between beats), which are both signs of heart disease risk. You might be able to join if you are 18-65 years old, have PTSD symptoms, and show signs of early heart disease. This study is currently recruiting 30 participants.

Study design

This is a randomized controlled trial with 30 participants. You would be randomly assigned to either receive CPT or be in a waitlist control group.

What's involved

You would have a screening visit, a baseline visit with surveys, brain and peripheral imaging, and heart function tests. If assigned to CPT, you would have 12 telehealth sessions, followed by a post-treatment visit with the same tests.

Compensation

Not stated in the trial record.

Follow-up

Your arterial inflammation and heart rate variability will be measured at baseline and again at 12 weeks after treatment.

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