FLOAT for Healthcare PTSS: Floatation-REST for Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms
This early-stage study is looking at a treatment called Floatation-REST for healthcare workers and first responders who have post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) or burnout. Floatation-REST involves floating in a shallow pool of water with Epsom salt, in a quiet environment designed to reduce outside stimulation. The study wants to see if this treatment is practical, well-tolerated, and safe. You might be able to join if you are between 18 and 64 years old and have work-related PTSS. The study will compare Floatation-REST to watching a documentary. This study is currently recruiting about 15 participants.
- Study design
- This is an early-stage pilot study that will compare two groups: one receiving Floatation-REST and another watching a documentary. About 15 participants will be included.
- What's involved
- Participants will have two 60-minute sessions of either Floatation-REST or watching a documentary.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Adverse effects and dropout rates will be tracked from the start of the study until seven days after the intervention.
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FLOAT for Healthcare PTSS
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
1 sites across 1 statesWho to contact
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What this trial measures
- Adverse effectsFrom baseline to post-intervention seven day follow-up
Safety will be assessed using adverse events reported directly to study staff and adverse effects reported on the Floatation-REST effects checklist after each Floatation-REST or comparator session. As a proxy of safety, adverse effects will be calculated for each participant as the number of instances during the study in which the participant reports an increase above mild for any negatively experienced effect on the checklist.
- Dropout RateBaseline through seven day post-intervention follow up
As a proxy for tolerability, dropout rate for each arm = (# of subjects who are withdrawn from the study)/(# participants in specific arm).