An Adjunctive Neurofeedback Training Program to Enhance Wellness Among Trauma-Exposed Postpartum Mothers

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Conditions studied: Well-Being, Psychological, Dissociation, Maternal Care Patterns, Maternal Behavior, Maternal Distress, Mood Disturbance, Emotional Regulation, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

In brief

The proposed study will collect novel data evaluating the feasibility of the NFB training program delivered in an outpatient mental health setting and its influence on mothers' overall sense of well-being, and further investigate whether enhanced well-being is associated with positive changes in emotion regulation capacities, trauma-related mental health symptoms, parenting behaviors and attitudes, and infant behavioral outcomes (i.e., crying, fussing) among postpartum mothers with a history of childhood trauma and clinically concerning trauma-related mental health symptoms.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06054412

Run by

Wayne State University

People needed

20

Starts

2024-03-03

Expected to finish

2025-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2025-11-12

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 60. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Must have clinically concerning symptoms of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and/or it's dissociative sub-type, as indicated by either a score of 3+ on the Primary Care PTSD Screen for DSM-5 (PC-PTSD-5) screening measure for PTSD symptoms OR endorsement of 2 or more past-month symptoms of moderate or greater severity on the depersonalization/derealization subscale of the Dissociative Subtype of PTSD Scale (DSPS).
• Must be between 3-24 months postpartum
• Must be receiving regular, primarily in-person psychotherapy from a therapist at a clinic in the Greater Detroit area.

You may not qualify if…

• Are currently pregnant
• Have 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
• Have a documented history of epilepsy
• Have ever experienced previous head injury with loss of consciousness
• Are currently experiencing domestic or intimate partner violence or otherwise state that their current living conditions are unsafe
• Are currently experiencing psychosis or have been suicidal within the last six months
• Are currently taking, or in the past month has taken benzodiazepines, narcotic drugs, or cannabis
• Have engaged in self-harming behaviors in the last 3 months requiring medical attention
• Do not have competence to understand or consent to the study procedures
• Do not have fluency in written and spoken English

Where it is running

• Wayne State University — Detroit, Michigan, United States

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