Randomized Controlled Trial of Acoustic Neuromodulation to Enhance Well-Being in Healthcare Workers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Increased stress in healthcare workers (HCW) is a global crisis and few brief, scalable interventions exist to support HCW with stress, anxiety, and insomnia. Individual interventions impacting these multiple symptoms are needed.

Objective

To determine whether a noninvasive brainwave echoing acoustic neuromodulation intervention reduces perceived stress among HCW compared to waitlist control.

Methods

This was a parallel randomized controlled trial of acoustic neuromodulation vs waitlist control conducted at a large academic health system. Adult HCW with Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) ≥14 were included. Exclusions were factors that would compromise intervention delivery or current engagement with similar interventions. The intervention was a limited dose parad

SUBMITTER: Tegeler CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12541175 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature