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Trial reportMenopause (New York, N.Y.)2015

Reduction in menopause-related symptoms associated with use of a noninvasive neurotechnology for autocalibration of neural oscillations.

Charles H Tegeler, Catherine L Tegeler, Jared F Cook, Sung W Lee, Nicholas M Pajewski

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Trial report in Menopause (New York, N.Y.), 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 5 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT02709369 nacompletednot on this map

Functional and Physiological Effects of High-resolution, Relational, Resonance-based, Electroencephalic Mirroring (HIRREM) for Neurological, Cardiovascular and Psychophysiological Disorders

TypeinterventionalSponsorWake Forest University Health SciencesRan2011 to 2018Enrolled300ConditionsSleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders, Anxiety, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Hot FlashesArmsHIRREM
NCT03230890 nacompletednot on this map

HIRREM for Mitigation of PTSD Symptoms in Military Personnel

TypeinterventionalSponsorWake Forest University Health SciencesRan2015 to 2021Enrolled32ConditionsStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticArmsHIRREM
NCT03777267 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2019, after this paper: background citation

Cereset Research Exploratory Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorWake Forest University Health SciencesRan2019 to 2028Enrolled200ConditionsNeurological Diseases or Conditions, Cardiovascular Conditions After Birth, Psychophysiologic DisordersArmsActive CR
NCT04682197 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

Cereset Research To Reduce Stress In Healthcare Workers In The Time Of COVID-19

TypeinterventionalSponsorWake Forest University Health SciencesRan2021 to 2023Enrolled144ConditionsHealth Personnel, Stress, Anxiety, InsomniaArmsCereset Research
NCT05229107 nawithdrawnnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial of Cereset Research For Chronic Nausea

TypeinterventionalSponsorWake Forest University Health SciencesRan2024 to 2024Enrolled0ConditionsNausea, Gastroparesis, Stress, AnxietyArmsCereset Research
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Charles H TegelerFrom the 1Department of Neurology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC; 2Brain State Technologies LLC, Scottsdale, AZ; and 3Department of Biostatistical Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC.
Catherine L Tegeler
Jared F Cook
Sung W Lee
Nicholas M Pajewski

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveIncreased amplitudes in high-frequency brain electrical activity are reported with menopausal hot flashes. We report outcomes associated with the use of High-resolution, relational, resonance-based, electroencephalic mirroring--a noninvasive neurotechnology for autocalibration of neural oscillations--by women with perimenopausal and postmenopausal hot flashes.

methodsTwelve women with hot flashes (median age, 56 y; range, 46-69 y) underwent a median of 13 (range, 8-23) intervention sessions for a median of 9.5 days (range, 4-32). This intervention uses algorithmic analysis of brain electrical activity and near real-time translation of brain frequencies into variable tones for acoustic stimulation. Hot flash frequency and severity were recorded by daily diary. Primary outcomes included hot flash severity score, sleep, and depressive symptoms. High-frequency amplitudes (23-36 Hz) from bilateral temporal scalp recordings were measured at baseline and during serial sessions. Self-reported symptom inventories for sleep and depressive symptoms were collected.

resultsThe median change in hot flash severity score was -0.97 (range, -3.00 to 1.00; P = 0.015). Sleep and depression scores decreased by -8.5 points (range, -20 to -1; P = 0.022) and -5.5 points (range, -32 to 8; P = 0.015), respectively. The median sum of amplitudes for the right and left temporal high-frequency brain electrical activity was 8.44 μV (range, 6.27-16.66) at baseline and decreased by a median of -2.96 μV (range, -11.05 to -0.65; P = 0.0005) by the final session.

conclusionsHot flash frequency and severity, symptoms of insomnia and depression, and temporal high-frequency brain electrical activity decrease after High-resolution, relational, resonance-based, electroencephalic mirroring. Larger controlled trials with longer follow-up are warranted.

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Acoustic StimulationBrain WavesElectric StimulationFemaleHot FlashesHumansMenopauseMiddle AgedNeural PathwaysSeverity of Illness IndexTreatment Outcome

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PMID25668305
PMCPMC4448674

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