NCT03757494

Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation in the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation in the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Feasibility, Safety and Efficacy Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 10 (actual)
• Sponsor: White River Junction Veterans Affairs Medical Center · Federal
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This is a research study that will look at how well a treatment called Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation (CES) works for patients who struggle with symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation is delivered using a device called Alpha-Stim®. This is a safe, non-invasive treatment that applies a low-level pulsed electric current through the brain using clip-on electrodes attached to the earlobes. Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation treats conditions such as physical pain, anxiety, and depression.

Conditions

• PTSD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Alpha Stim	Use of Alpha Stim Device

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-10-18
• Primary completion: 2022-09-21
• Completion: 2022-09-21
• First posted: 2018-11-29
• Last updated: 2023-01-31

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Regulatory

• FDA-regulated device study