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Transcranial Infrared Laser Stimulation (TILS) of Prefrontal Cognition in Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

NCT03209882 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 10

Last updated 2021-07-23

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Summary

This study evaluates the effects of transcranial infrared laser stimulation (TILS) on prefrontal metabolism and hemodynamics in veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The subjects will receive six TILS interventions and one sham intervention in a course of seven weeks.

Conditions

  • Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Interventions

DEVICE

TILS

Continuous-wave laser of a specific wavelength (1064 nm) was administered to the participants' right forehead for 8 minutes. The laser power was 3.4 Watts.

DEVICE

sham

The sham session consisted of administering the same laser to the participants' right forehead for totally 8 minutes. However, the laser power was turned to be 0 Watts.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Texas at Austin

    collaborator OTHER

  • The University of Texas at Arlington

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Fenghua Tian, PhD · University of Texas at Arlington

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-10-01
Primary Completion
2019-10-08
Completion
2019-10-08
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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