fMRI Based EEG Neurofeedback as a Method of Enhancing Emotional Resilience Among Soldiers

Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Depression; Stress

Treatments: Device: EEG neurofeedback

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02020265

0080-13

Details and patient eligibility

About

EEG protocols exist for reducing stress and improve PTSD symptoms (A/T EEG protocols, Peniston, 1993, Hammond, 2005) however; our innovative EEG-NF LMI approach intends to be more amygdala/stress specific and therefore more efficient. Three groups of soldiers, while in operational activity will go through 24 sessions of 3 different methods of EEG-NF; our newly developed NF via MLI, a standard procedure for NF via A/T and a placebo NF. Difference between the groups in regard to their emotion regulation capability will be tested by fMRI with regard to amygdala activation following EEG-NF LMI as well as two stress challenge tests.

Enrollment: 120 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• soldiers in preliminary combat training

Exclusion criteria

• known mental disorders or neuro-pathology

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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120 participants in 3 patient groups

NF group

Experimental group

Description:

This group will train modulation of the amygdala EEG fingerprint by EEG neurofeedback.

Treatment:

Device: EEG neurofeedback

Sham NF

Sham Comparator group

Description:

This group preform the same procedure as the NF group only reviving sham feedback

Treatment:

Device: EEG neurofeedback

A\T NF

Active Comparator group

Description:

This group will train modulation of A\\T ratio by EEG neurofeedback

Treatment:

Device: EEG neurofeedback