A Study Comparing Immediate Treatment to Deferred Treatment With the Fisher Wallace (FW) Stimulator FW-200 Device for the Treatment of Self-reported Anxiety in First Responders

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Anxiety

In brief

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the Fisher Wallace Stimulator FW-200 experimental device is effective at treating self-reported anxiety in first responders. The main question the trial aims to answer is does the FW-200 device improve anxiety as measured by a validated questionnaire.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07093736

Run by

Fisher Wallace Laboratories

People needed

220

Starts

2021-07-06

Expected to finish

2023-05-11

Last updated by the study team

2025-07-30

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 18 years and older
• Ability to read and write in English
• First responder employee or employee of participating police department
• Beck Anxiety Inventory total score above 7
• Able to commit to two 20-minute device treatment session per day for up to 8 weeks
• Willing to wear an actigraphy device

You may not qualify if…

• Use of brain stimulation device in the last year
• Have a pacemaker, electronic stent or electronic implants
• Started or planning to start new medial treatment or health program over the next 8 weeks
• Contemplated suicide in the past year
• Institutionalized for mental health issues
• Have a serious medical condition
• Currently taking medications affecting the nervous system
• Allergic to nickel
• Currently taking or planning to take part in any other study on insomnia, anxiety or other mental health effort over the next 8 weeks
• Currently pregnant or planning to become pregnant in the next 10 weeks

Where it is running

• Florence Healthcare — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
• Seattle Police Department Wellness Unit — Seattle, Washington, United States

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