About the Study

  • Organizations Involved: RTI International
  Study Sites:
Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii 
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany
Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX
  • Project Goal: The purpose of this research study is to learn about whether numbing a set of nerves and nerve cells (the stellate ganglion) at the base of the right side of the neck is helpful in reducing the symptoms of PTSD and for how long, as well as how SGB is related to changes in sleep, alcohol use, anxiety, depression, PTSD, mental illness/psychological distress, neurocognitive performance, and symptoms of tinnitus, as well as general physical and mental functioning.
  • Funding Source: United States Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) W81XWH2020011
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