Dear Seminole State College Students and Staff:

We are inviting you to participate in a research study entitled: “Effect of Brainwave Entrainment on emotional and physical measures of College Students, faculty and staff in the Health Care Programs”.

This video explains the benefits of Audio Brainwave Entrainment and talks about the study hypothesis and protocol, that is also described underneath.

Background: Brainwave Entrainment (BWE) refers to the use of rhythmic stimuli with the intention of producing a frequency-following response of brainwaves to match the frequency of the stimuli. The stimulus is usually either visual (flashing lights) or auditory (pulsating tones) (Huang & Charyton, 2008). BWE has been shown to improve subjective ratings of sleep and awakening quality, sleepiness and motivational state in military veterans (MeLisa Gantt, PhD ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number: NCT03169309. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03169309); known to significantly improve attention (Wahbeh et al., 2007); as well as to reduce anxiety and stress (Le Scouarnec et al., 2001; Padmanabhan et al., 2005).

Hypothesis: Given the documented experimental results obtained with BWE, the hypothesis of this pilot study is that these trainings may benefit Sleep and Mood; reduce Anxiety and Stress; and the Brain Health of College Students in the Health Care Programs

If you are willing to participate please complete this Informed Consent (PLEASE USE YOUR COLLEGE EMAIL ADDRESS).

The participants selected for the study will receive a confirmation email at the beginning of next semester and a link to a brief battery of assessments that will take a total of about 20 minutes – with 10 minutes.

In Summary the Study will last 12 weeks, during which time you will be asked to

1. Sign an Informed Consent Form.

2. Take evaluations (Online questionnaires)

    • Baseline Evaluation: 5/19-5/22
    • Midpoint Evaluation: 6/23-6/26
    • Final Evaluation: 7/28-7/31


    3. Undergo AUDIO Brainwave Entrainment sessions once a day for the duration of the study.

Some important Points:

  • Voluntary Participation: Your participation in this research is entirely voluntary.
  • Risks: There are no known risks associated with this research.
  • Benefits: The possible benefits the participants will have are Better quality of Sleep, Reduced Stress and Anxiety.
  • Confidentiality: The information that we collect from this research project will be kept confidential.
  • Compensation: The participants that complete the study will receive a full year access to all of Braintap sessions in the Braintap app (www.braintap.com) and will be entered into a draw for a Braintap Headset (value of US$902.00).

THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING!