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NCT03858933 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Train Your Brain: Neurofeedback Intervention for PTSD

A NA study, sponsored by University of Southern California.

Terminated
Registry status
NA
Development phase
72
Enrollment target

NCT03858933: Clinical Trial NA study, sponsored by University of Southern California.

NCT03858933 is a NA study that was terminated before completion, run by University of Southern California. The registered enrollment target is 72 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (95% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT03858933, a NA study, was terminated before completion, sponsored by University of Southern California.

TERMINATED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
72 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The investigator's aim is to evaluate the efficacy of two types of neurofeedback treatments for PTSD symptoms reduction. Half of the participants will receive the current standard for PTSD neurofeedback care undergoing alpha/theta neurofeedback regulation. The other half will receive the newly developed limbic modulation index neurofeedback.

Primary Outcome

The five-point CAPS-5 symptom severity rating scale is used for all symptoms. Rating scale anchors should be interpreted and used as follows: 0 Absent The respondent denied the problem or the respondent's report doesn't fit the DSM-5 symptom criterion. 1. Mild / subthreshold: 2. Moderate / threshold: 3. Severe / markedly elevated: 4. Extreme / incapacitating: CAPS-5 total symptom severity score is calculated by summing severity scores for items 1-20. CAPS-5 symptom cluster severity scores ar

Interventions

  • DEVICE eBrainFit Platform

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 72 participants
Start Date 2018-04-19
Est. Completion 2020-12-31
Phase NA
University of Southern California

617 total trials

Why NCT03858933 stopped before completion

NCT03858933 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 72 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (95% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which eBrainFit Platform is the first listed.

NCT03858933 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT03858933 about?

NCT03858933 is a clinical study titled "Train Your Brain: Neurofeedback Intervention for PTSD". The investigator's aim is to evaluate the efficacy of two types of neurofeedback treatments for PTSD symptoms reduction. Half of the participants will receive the current standard for PTSD neurofeedback care undergoing alpha/theta neurofeedback regulation. The other half will receive the newly devel...

What is the current status of trial NCT03858933?

This trial is currently terminated. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 72 participants. The study started on 2018-04-19. Estimated completion is 2020-12-31.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT03858933?

The interventions under investigation include: eBrainFit Platform (DEVICE).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT03858933?

This trial is sponsored by University of Southern California, which has 617 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT03858933's enrollment target sits among peer trials

72 1089th of 2000 higher than 899 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03858933, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT03858933 (small enrollment · none site footprint · terminated) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.