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NCT07217925NARecruiting

Neurofeedback and Well-Being Among People With Co-Occurring Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Post-traumatic Stress Symptoms

Wayne State University

Start Date

11/1/2025

Completion Date

1/1/2029

Summary

The proposed study will collect novel data evaluating the feasibility of a neurofeedback training program delivered to prospective clients with a history of clinically concerning trauma-related mental health symptoms who are on a wait list to receive obsessive compulsive disorder-specific psychotherapy at an outpatient mental health clinic. This study will evaluate the influence of neurofeedback training on participant's overall sense of well-being, and additionally, whether any enhanced well-being is subsequently associated with positive changes in symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress, dissociation and other trauma-related mental health symptoms, emotional regulation, etc.

Eligibility Criteria

Age Range: 18 years to 90 years

Inclusion Criteria: 1. being a client placed on the clinic waitlist to receive exposure-response prevention for OCD symptoms at the Anxiety and OCD Treatment Center of Ann Arbor, in Ann Arbor, MI. 2. having self-reported symptoms of OCD; 3. having post-traumatic stress symptoms as indicated by a score of 3 or higher on the Primary Care PTSD Screen for DSM-5 (PC-PTSD-5) screening measure; 4. being age 18+. 5. being a citizen of the United States of America - Exclusion Criteria: 1. a lifetime history of significant untreated mental illness (not currently treated schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, or substance use disorder) or neurological or pervasive developmental disorder; 2. a documented history of epilepsy; 3. lifetime history of any head injury with loss of consciousness; 4. current exposure domestic or intimate partner violence or otherwise state that their current living conditions are unsafe; 5. current experiences of psychosis or suicidality within the last six months; 6. currently taking, or in the past month has taken benzodiazepines, narcotic drugs, or cannabis; 7. currently pregnant 8. engagement in self-harming behaviors in the last 3 months that required medical attention; 9. lack of competence to understand or consent to the study procedures; 10. lack of fluency in written and spoken English. -

Interventions

DEVICE

Neuroptimal (Zengar, Inc.) Neurofeedback

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Conditions

Well-Being, PsychologicalMood DisturbanceEmotional RegulationDissociationPost Traumatic Stress Symptoms

Locations

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan 48202

United States