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Can a brainwave device cure nurse burnout? small study hopes to find out

NCT ID NCT06378554

Symptom relief Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests a device called Cereset that plays tones to mirror your brainwaves, aiming to reduce stress, anxiety, insomnia, and depression. About 40 nurses from one hospital unit will use the device. The goal is to see if it improves their well-being and job performance.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Cereset Research device (uses audible tones to mirror brainwaves)
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a drug-free way to ease stress and improve sleep for healthcare workers.
What could go wrong
This is a very small early study with only 40 participants and no control group, so results may not be reliable or apply to others.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 40 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Jul 2024

Expected to finish

Jul 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 to 100 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Ability to comply with basic instructions and be able to sit still, comfortably during sessions. * Healthcare worker in the Orthopedic Trauma Unit at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, aged 18 years and older. Exclusion Criteria: * Unable, unwilling, or incompetent to provide informed consent. * Physically unable to come to the study visits. * Severe hearing impairment (because CR involves acoustic stimulation that participants would need to be able to hear). * Weight is over the chair limit (400 pounds). * Currently enrolled in another Cereset Research study. * Use of the following modalities within one month before enrollment: electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), prior use of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), transcranial direct current stimulation (TDCS), alpha stimulation, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), brain spotting, neurofeedback, biofeedback, or deep brain stimulation (DBS). Individuals will be given the opportunity to discontinue these techniques for one month and then enroll. * Known seizure disorder. * Thoughts of active suicide within the last 3 months.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

anxiety anxiety disorder Depression depressive disorder insomnia

As listed by the trial registrant

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Anxiety Depression Health personnel Insomnia Stress

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences

    Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States

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