FLOAT for Healthcare PTSS

🩺 Protocol Summary

This early-stage pilot trial aims to examine the feasibility, tolerability, and safety of Floatation-REST, or Reduced Environmental Stimulation Therapy via floatation in frontline healthcare workers, first responders, and emergency medical personnel who experience post-traumatic stress symptoms.

Primary Research Facility: Laureate Institute for Brain Research (Tulsa, Oklahoma)

Review these 3 basic logistical and protocol criteria extracted from the public NIH record. (This is a preliminary logistical checklist, not an official clinical eligibility determination).

Diagnosed with, undergoing evaluation for, or seeking treatment related to Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms?

🔍 Study Population / Focus Area (Source: Protocol Primary Condition)

Aged between 18 Years and 64 Years?

🔍 Protocol Specified Age Range: 18 Years to 64 Years

Able to attend required clinic visits at Laureate Institute for Brain Research (Tulsa, Oklahoma)?

🔍 Logistical Requirement: Site at Laureate Institute for Brain Research

📍 Primary Site Map

Site: Laureate Institute for Brain Research — Tulsa, Oklahoma

💰 Clinical Trial Costs & Insurance Coverage

Coverage for clinical trial participation varies depending on your health insurance policy, state legislation, and whether specific procedures are investigational research or routine medical care. Under federal law (Affordable Care Act § 2709), health insurers generally cannot drop coverage or refuse to pay for routine patient care costs incurred in approved clinical trials.

💡 Always ask the study coordinator for the trial's official Informed Consent Form, which outlines all sponsor-funded research items versus procedures billed to your insurance.