Magnetic helmet shows promise for long COVID brain fog in small study

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years of age or older * English Speaking * SARS CoV-2 infection as documented by laboratory nucleic acid amplification test or antibody test ≥ 6 months from screening or signed attestation of positive test result * Experiencing PASC symptoms ≥ 6 months * Objective cognitive impairment on neuropsychological measures (as defined by a z-score ≥1 standard deviation below the normative mean) in executive functioning * Individuals of childbearing age agreeing to use a highly effective form of birth control Exclusion Criteria: * History of cognitive dysfunction present prior to SARS CoV-2 infection * Febrile (\> 99 F) at the time of the enrollment visit * Enrollment in another interventional clinical trial in the last 90 days or during the study period * Recent SARS CoV-2 reinfection in the last 30 days or during the study period * Recent SARS CoV-2 vaccination in the last 30 days or plans to be vaccinated during the 8 week study period * Currently taking immunomodulatory medication on an ongoing basis (NSAIDs, corticosteroids, cytokine antagonists, IVIG) * History of bipolar disorder, psychotic disorder, substance use disorder * Change in anti-depressant or other psychoactive medication or dose in the last 90 days * Cranially implanted devices or metal * Any serious unstable medical or neurologic condition * History of severe head injury (as defined by loss of consciousness for ≥30 minutes) or stroke in the past 12 months * Pregnant or plan to become pregnant during the study as indicated by positive pregnancy test * Serious immune/autoimmune diagnoses prior to SARS-CoV-2 infection * ME/CFS diagnosis prior to first SARS-CoV-2 infection * Existing diagnosis of Post-treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome * Inability to achieve appropriate positioning of the study device on the head