Electroencephalogram (EEG) Enhanced Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (eTMS) for Chronic Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders (TSRD)

Description

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the safety, feasibility, and preliminary efficacy of EEG-enhanced transcranial magnetic stimulation (eTMS) as an adjunct to standard-of-care therapies for chronic trauma and stressor related disorders (TSRD) among US military veterans. The main questions the study aims to answer are: * Is it safe to provide 30 sessions of eTMS for veterans with chronic TSRD? * Is it feasible to provide 30 sessions of eTMS as an adjunct to standard-of-care therapies for veterans with chronic TSRD? * Does health-related quality of life improve among veterans after 30 sessions of eTMS as an adjunct to standard-of-care therapies for chronic TSRD? Participants will undergo 30 sessions of eTMS as an adjunct to standard-of-care therapies for veterans with chronic TSRD, weekly reassessment during treatment, and intermittent follow-up for 36 weeks post-enrollment.

Conditions

Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the safety, feasibility, and preliminary efficacy of EEG-enhanced transcranial magnetic stimulation (eTMS) as an adjunct to standard-of-care therapies for chronic trauma and stressor related disorders (TSRD) among US military veterans. The main questions the study aims to answer are: * Is it safe to provide 30 sessions of eTMS for veterans with chronic TSRD? * Is it feasible to provide 30 sessions of eTMS as an adjunct to standard-of-care therapies for veterans with chronic TSRD? * Does health-related quality of life improve among veterans after 30 sessions of eTMS as an adjunct to standard-of-care therapies for chronic TSRD? Participants will undergo 30 sessions of eTMS as an adjunct to standard-of-care therapies for veterans with chronic TSRD, weekly reassessment during treatment, and intermittent follow-up for 36 weeks post-enrollment.

Electroencephalogram (EEG) Enhanced Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (eTMS) for Chronic Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders (TSRD) (ETMS for Stress)

Electroencephalogram (EEG) Enhanced Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (eTMS) for Chronic Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders (TSRD)

Condition
Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Columbus

BEP Medical Group LLC, Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43221

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Positive identification as a Veteran per discharge paperwork (DD-214, DD-215, NGB-22, NGB-22A) and photo ID, or Veterans Health Administration Veteran Health Identification Card (VHIC)
  • * Presence of deployment-related stressful events (as defined by the Deployment Risk \& Resilience Inventory-2, DRRI-2)
  • * Trauma event(s) (defined on the Life Experiences Checklist for DSM-5, LEC-5)
  • * Presence of 6 months or more of 6 or more "moderate" or worse symptoms from any of the five categories associated with stress disorders as operationalized on the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5; intrusion, altered mood and cognitions, dissociation, avoidance, and arousal).
  • * Informed consent for study participation, off label-eTMS, and data use
  • * Enrollment in addiction services, if meets standard addiction treatment criteria
  • * Enrollment in opioid reduction services, if dependent on opioids and morphine equivalent daily dose exceeds 50 mg (50 morphine equivalent daily dose, MEDD)
  • * Agreement to limit daily alcoholic beverage consumption to no more than 2 servings
  • * Signed pain contract, if MEDD \>= 80, per State of Ohio prescribing guidelines
  • * Uncontrolled medical, psychological or neurological conditions including, but not limited to:
  • * Uncontrolled psychosis or mania
  • * Uncontrolled seizure disorder or EEG abnormalities that indicate risk of seizure, i.e., epileptiform discharges during the EEG recording
  • * Uncontrolled cardiac, pulmonary, or endocrine disorder (e.g., diabetes)
  • * Acute pain or illness
  • * Active, untreated addiction to prescription drugs, alcohol or illicit substances (not including cannabis or derivatives, which are available in many states under medical prescription or for recreational use)
  • * Clinically significant medical condition or abnormality that in the Investigator's judgment might pose a potential safety risk to the subject or limit the interpretation of the trial results
  • * Pregnant, or female unwilling to use effective birth control during the course of the trial (unless cleared for participation by obstetrician/gynecologist)
  • * Absolute contraindications to TMS: Presence of aneurysm clips or coils, cochlear or ocular implant, cortical epidural stimulator, deep brain stimulator, pacemaker or defibrillator, retained intracranial metal foreign body (bullets, shrapnel - excluding titanium and oral implants), steel stents or shunts, active vagal nerve stimulator, ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt.
  • * Prior TMS treatment
  • * Unwilling or unable to adhere to the study treatment, data collection schedule, or study procedures

Ages Eligible for Study

22 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Marcia Bockbrader, MD PhD,

Study Record Dates

2025-06-30