Brain-Controlled soundtrack boosts attention in small study
NCT ID NCT07165899
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether listening to a special audio track, adjusted in real-time based on brain activity, could improve focus, memory, and relaxation in healthy adults. Twenty-five participants completed sessions with either the active audio or a sham version. The goal was to see if this sound technology could positively influence brain states.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- EEG-guided binaural beat audio
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a non-invasive way to boost focus and relaxation using sound.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early study in healthy adults, so results may not apply to the general population or to people with medical conditions. The effects may be subtle or not noticeable.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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
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25 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2024
- Finished
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Nov 2024
- Lead sponsor
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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
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Male and female adults (age \> 18 years) Exclusion Criteria: * Cognitive impairment (self-reported) * Gross visual, auditory, or motor impairments; severe physical, psychiatric, or neurological impairments * History of epilepsy, seizures, or seizure-like episodes * History of intracranial lesions, stroke, traumatic brain injury, neoplasms, cranial surgery, or foreign bodies * Current daily alcohol or substance abuse * Current daily use of medications affecting EEG activity (e.g., anti-epileptics, opioids) or lowering seizure threshold * Self-reported auditory hypersensitivity or prior adverse effects from audio stimulation
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA
Lubbock, Texas, 79430, United States
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