EEG Personalized Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (eTMS) for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic

In brief

This is an open-label safety pilot study of the Electroencephalogram (EEG) Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (eTMS) treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The recruitment goal is 30 participants who are United States Military veterans or first responders (e.g., firefighters, police, paramedics, etc.). The Study includes an EEG recording in order to determine the optimal treatment parameters for the eTMS system, followed by 10 in-office visits that take place over 21 total days. Two eTMS treatment sessions are administered during each office visit.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06081309

Run by

Wave Neuroscience

People needed

30

Starts

2023-11-20

Expected to finish

2024-05-16

Last updated by the study team

2025-03-19

Who can join

Age: 22 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Willing and able to consent to participate in the study via signed Informed Consent
• Age 22 - 65 years
• Provisional diagnosis of PTSD
• Positive identification as either a Veteran, or First Responder (e.g., emergency medical service provider, firefighter, or any other emergency response personnel)

You may not qualify if…

• Uncontrolled medical, psychological or neurological condition
• Pregnant, or female unwilling to use effective birth control during the course of the trial
• Metal objects implanted in the head
• Past exposure to metal fragments or other metal sources in the head and neck
• Current participation in any interventional research protocol
• History of any type of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) or TMS
• History of stroke or intracranial lesion, or increased intracranial pressure
• History or epilepsy or seizure
• Family history of epilepsy or seizure in 1st degree relative.

Where it is running

• Wright State University — Dayton, Ohio, United States

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