# Manage Emotions to Reduce Aggression (MERA)

> **NCT04793776** · NA · RECRUITING · sponsor: **VA Office of Research and Development** · enrollment: 204 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
- Aggression
- Emotion Regulation

## Interventions

- **BEHAVIORAL:** Manage Emotions to Reduce Aggression
- **BEHAVIORAL:** Present Centered Psychotherapy

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04793776
- **Lead sponsor:** VA Office of Research and Development
- **Sponsor class:** FED
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2022-01-03
- **Primary completion:** 2026-06-01
- **Final completion:** 2026-06-30
- **Target enrollment:** 204 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2025-12-03

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## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04793776

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04793776, "Manage Emotions to Reduce Aggression (MERA)". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04793776. Licensed CC0.

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