NCT04368689

The Feasibility and Examination of the Effects of Floatation-based REST on a Community Sample With PTSD

The Feasibility and Examination of the Effects of Floatation-based Reduced Environmental Stimulation Therapy (REST) on a Community Sample With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

• Status: Active Not Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Medical College of Wisconsin · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This project is being done to explore the effects floating has on individuals who have a history of trauma with stress related symptoms.

Detailed description

This pilot study looks to further the current floatation-based REST literature by exploring the therapy's effectiveness within a community-based sample of adults with PTSD. This type of sample allows the study the opportunity to recruit both veteran and civilian subjects, two populations that can suffer from this clinical diagnosis and stand to benefit from this therapy. This study will: 1. Evaluate the psychological effects of floating for a clinical, community sample with PTSD. 2. Evaluate the physiological effects of floating for a clinical, community sample with PTSD. 3. Evaluate the subjective effects of floating for a clinical, community sample with PTSD.

Conditions

• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Floatation-based reduced environmental stimulation therapy	Completion of 3 float session that can last for up to 90 minutes each session, each spaced approximately one week apart

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-06-18
• Primary completion: 2027-12-01
• Completion: 2027-12-01
• First posted: 2020-04-30
• Last updated: 2026-01-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States