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HIRREM for Mitigation of PTSD Symptoms in Military Personnel
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating HIRREM for Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic. Completed, enrolled 32 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects associated with the use of in-office High-resolution, relational, resonance-based, electroencephalic mirroring (HIRREM) for participants with symptoms of military-related traumatic stress. This is a single site, non-randomized, open label pilot study. Outcome measures collected before, and after the intervention evaluate effects on self-reported symptoms, autonomic cardiovascular regulation, functional measures, blood and saliva biomarkers of stress and inflammation, and network connectivity on whole brain, rest MRI testing. Self-reported symptom outcomes will also be collected remotely at 1, 3, and 6 months after completion of intervention. The study will assess feasibility in this cohort, focused on the Special Operations community, will provide estimates of effect size, and durability of symptom changes, while providing important pilot data for future proposals and investigations.
Study Details
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Interventions
HIRREM is a closed-loop, allostatic, acoustic stimulation neurotechnology intended to support auto-calibration of neural oscillations. The core technology is commercially available as a technique for relaxation. Scalp sensors monitor brain frequencies and amplitudes, and in real time, software algorithms translate specific frequencies into audible tones of varying pitch. These are reflected via earbuds in as little as 4-8 milliseconds. The in-office intervention for this study is administered as a series of up to twenty four, typically 1.5-2 hours sessions, comprised of 4-10 protocols (some eyes open, some eyes closed), lasting 6-40 minutes each, working at different scalp locations. Sessions are received over 12 days. Two sessions can be done in a half day. The intervention is received while comfortably seated in a zero gravity chair.