Purpose

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.

Conditions

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Between 18 Years and 90 Years
Eligible Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

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. -

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
N/A
Intervention Model
Single Group Assignment
Primary Purpose
Other
Masking
None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Other
Neurofeedback Training
Participants in the Neurofeedback Training group will complete per-training, post-training, and post-training follow-up self-report surveys assessing overall well-being, symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress, OCD, dissociation and other trauma-related mental health symptoms, emotional regulation, etc. Participants in this group will all be on a wait list to receive obsessive compulsive disorder-specific psychotherapy at a local outpatient therapy clinic that specializes in the treatment of anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorders. All participants will demonstrate clinically significant post-traumatic stress symptoms and have a self-reported diagnosis of obsessive compulsive disorder.
  • Device: Neuroptimal (Zengar, Inc.) Neurofeedback
    Participants in the Neurofeedback Training group will complete a total of 8 training sessions (1-2 sessions a week, each session lasting approximately 34 minutes) within a 3 month time span, using the Neuroptimal (Zengar, Inc.) neurofeedback device.

Recruiting Locations

Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan 48202
Contact:
Lisa S

More Details

Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
Wayne State University

Study Contact

Lisa S Panisch, PhD
3135774409
hj1429@wayne.edu

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