A randomized controlled safety and feasibility trial of floatation-REST in anxious and depressed individuals.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Reduced Environmental Stimulation Therapy via floatation (floatation-REST) is a behavioral intervention designed to attenuate exteroceptive sensory input to the nervous system. Pilot studies in anxious and depressed individuals demonstrated that single sessions of floatation-REST are safe, well-tolerated, and associated with acute anxiolysis. However, there is not sufficient evidence of the feasibility of floatation-REST as a repeated intervention.

Methods

We randomized 75 individuals with anxiety and depression to six sessions of floatation-REST in different formats (pool-REST or pool-REST preferred) or an active comparator (chair-REST). Feasibility was assessed via adherence rate to the assigned intervention, tolerability via duration of REST utilization and ove

SUBMITTER: Garland MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10275007 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature