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HALO Clarity™ Cranial Alternating Current Stimulation Therapy for Adults With Moderate-to-Severe Insomnia

Key facts

Who runs it
Nexalin Technology
Where
Houston, United StatesSee the site
Trial code
Status
Not yet recruiting
People taking part
160 people, planned
Starts
30 Jan 2027
Expected to end
25 Oct 2027
Type of study
Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
Treatments tested
  • Transcranial alternating current stimulator
Record updated
30 October 2026

Who can take part

Age
22 years to 65 years
Sex
Women and men
Healthy volunteers
Can take part

The registry criteria, word for word

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Who can take part

  • Participants must meet all of the following criteria to be eligible for the study:
  • Provide written informed consent prior to any study-related procedures
  • Age between 22 and 65 years, inclusive
  • Total score on the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) of ≥15 at screening, indicating moderate-to-severe insomnia
  • Participant-reported diagnosis of insomnia, confirmed by a licensed clinician during the remote clinical evaluation call
  • Willingness to be randomized to either the active or sham device arm
  • Agreement not to use any sleep tracking devices or applications (e.g., smartwatches, sleep apps) during the study
  • Ability to read and write English at an 8th-grade level or higher
  • Ability to receive packages at home via standard delivery services (United States Postal Service, FedEx, or UPS) in all U.S. states except Alaska and Hawaii
  • Willing and able to use a personal internet-capable mobile device throughout the study for completing questionnaires, using the HALO Clarity™ App, and receiving study-related text messages
  • Owns and is willing to communicate using a personal, verifiable email address
  • Able and willing to commit to one 40-minute treatment session using the HALO Clarity™ device, 5 days per week for 4 weeks (up to 20 sessions total)
  • If currently using sleep medication, the regimen must have been stable for at least the past 3 months, with willingness to maintain the same medication and dosage throughout the study (no new sleep medications may be started during the trial)

Who cannot take part

  • Use of any form of electronic brain stimulation or neuromodulation within the past 1 year (including cranial electrotherapy stimulation [CES], transcranial magnetic stimulation [TMS], electroconvulsive therapy [ECT], or deep brain stimulation)
  • Institutionalization for a mental health condition within 1 year prior to study entry
  • Implanted electronic device (e.g., pacemaker, defibrillator, deep brain stimulator, or cochlear implant)
  • Use of recreational drugs, hypnotics, anabolic steroids, or marijuana products within the past 30 days, or planned use during the study (stable use of CBD is permitted)
  • Presence of a current medical condition that, in the opinion of the Investigator or delegate, could impair reliable participation in the study or require the use of prohibited medications
  • Current or history of alcohol or drug abuse or dependence within the past 5 years
  • Under medical supervision for a serious medical condition (including, but not limited to, intracranial tumors or aneurysm)
  • Suspected or known history of heart disease
  • History of seizures or epilepsy
  • History or current diagnosis of a chronic pain condition and/or use of opioids for any reason within the past 3 months
  • Any other condition or circumstance that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would make the participant unsuitable for the study
  • Participants who meet any of the following criteria will be excluded from the study:
  • Females who are currently pregnant or planning to become pregnant during study participation
  • Current participation in another investigational study, or participation in an investigational study within the past 30 days

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 22 and 65 years old?

Where in United States

  • Nexalin TechnologyHouston, United StatesContact: Carolyn SheltonNo longer taking part

About the trial

What the trial wants to find out

A prospective, decentralized, individually-randomized, triple-blind* sham-controlled, superiority trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of HALO Clarity™ device in reducing insomnia severity.

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Participants will be randomized to Active and Sham device arms for four (4) weeks. After 4 weeks of treatment, all participants will be followed for an additional 4 weeks.

The 2 groups in the trial

  • Arm 1: Active HALO Clarity™ DeviceExisting treatment, for comparison

    Participants randomized to this arm will receive the active HALO Clarity™ device. The device delivers a proprietary alternating current waveform with an amplitude of 15 mA RMS, modulated at 77.5 Hz with a 100 kHz carrier frequency. Participants will self-administer one 40-minute treatment session per day, 5 days per week, for 4 weeks (up to 20 sessions total) using the device at home.

    Treatment: Transcranial alternating current stimulator

  • Arm 2: Sham HALO Clarity™ DeviceSham treatment, for comparison

    Participants randomized to this arm will receive a sham HALO Clarity™ device. The sham device is physically identical to the active device in appearance, hardware, electrode placement, and mobile application interface. However, it delivers a non-therapeutic modulation scheme (brief ramp-up and ramp-down pulses) designed to provide a similar sensory experience while lacking therapeutic neuromodulatory effect. Participants will self-administer one 40-minute treatment session per day, 5 days per week, for 4 weeks (up to 20 sessions total) using the device at home.

    Treatment: Transcranial alternating current stimulator

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
HALO Clarity™ Cranial Alternating Current Stimulation Therapy for Adults With Moderate-to-Severe Insomnia: A Prospective, Individually-Randomized, Triple-Blind, Sham-Controlled, Decentralized, Superiority Trial: A Prospective, Decentralized, Individually-randomized, Triple-blind Sham-controlled, Superiority Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of HALO Clarity™ Device in Reducing Insomnia Severity.
Fit questions
Built from NCT07659366, who can take part
Record updated
30 October 2026