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Neurofeedback and Well-Being Among People With Co-Occurring Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Post-traumatic Stress Symptoms

Key facts

Who runs it
Wayne State University
Where
Detroit, United StatesSee the site
Trial code
Status
Recruiting
People taking part
20 people, planned
Started
1 Nov 2025
Expected to end
Jan 2029
Type of study
Interventional
Treatments tested
  • Neuroptimal (Zengar, Inc.) Neurofeedback
Record updated
19 August 2026

Who can take part

Age
18 years to 90 years
Sex
Women and men
Healthy volunteers
Cannot take part

The registry criteria, word for word

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Who can take part

  • 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
  • having self-reported symptoms of OCD
  • 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
  • being age 18+
  • being a citizen of the United States of America -

Who cannot take part

  • currently taking, or in the past month has taken benzodiazepines, narcotic drugs, or cannabis
  • 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
  • a documented history of epilepsy
  • lifetime history of any head injury with loss of consciousness
  • current exposure domestic or intimate partner violence or otherwise state that their current living conditions are unsafe
  • current experiences of psychosis or suicidality within the last six months
  • currently pregnant
  • engagement in self-harming behaviors in the last 3 months that required medical attention
  • lack of competence to understand or consent to the study procedures
  • lack of fluency in written and spoken English. -

Check if you might fit

Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.

  • Are you between 18 and 90 years old?

Where in United States

  • Wayne State UniversityDetroit, United StatesContact: Lisa STaking people

About the trial

What the trial wants to find out

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.

The group in the trial

  • Neurofeedback TrainingOther group

    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.

    Treatment: Neuroptimal (Zengar, Inc.) Neurofeedback

Questions to ask the study team

  1. How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
  2. Are travel costs paid?
  3. Can I keep my own doctor?
  4. What happens if I want to stop?

Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations

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Data and sources

Registry record
Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Official title
Exploring the Influence of Neurofeedback on the Well-Being of People With Symptoms of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Post-traumatic Stress Symptoms
Fit questions
Built from NCT07217925, who can take part
Record updated
19 August 2026