NCT05123690

Neurofeedback for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Neurofeedback for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (N-PTSD). A Randomized Trial of Neurofeedback.

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Steinn Steingrimsson · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

A two-arm randomized pilot of standard neurofeedback and a waiting list for patients with treatment resistent PTSD.

Detailed description

This study will be a randomized-controlled pilot and in a later study virtual reality based neurofeedback will be tested. In this study 30 subjects will be randomised into one of two arms of the study. Treatment as usual (TAU) entails both psychotherapy, medication and other interventions. 1. TAU + Neurofeedback using a PC-screen (experimental group) 2. TAU as a waiting list (control group) - the participants in the control group will be offered to choose one of the two experimental treatments at the end of the trial. The 30 participants will be randomized to one arm of the study (15 participants per group). The subjects will be recruited from Psychiatric Outpatient Care at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Crisis and Trauma Center Gothenburg and Psychiatric Care Center in Tranås, Jönköping. Participants in the experimental group will have 24 sessions in total, (twice a week. 12 week period) with a trained neurofeedback specialist or trained neurofeedback physician. Before session 1 and after session 24, a clinician will fill in the clinical scales and questionnaires.

Conditions

• Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Neurofeedback	A device that assists in training patients in relaxing.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-01-01
• Primary completion: 2024-12-01
• Completion: 2025-12-01
• First posted: 2021-11-17
• Last updated: 2023-04-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Sweden