UNM researchers are leading a Department of Defense-funded study examining whether TMS may improve Long COVID brain fog, anxiety and depression in affected patients.
UNM study focus
UNM HSC Newsroom reports that researchers at the University of New Mexico are leading a .8 million study. The newsroom says the Department of Defense is funding the study. According to UNM HSC Newsroom, the research will investigate the use of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, or TMS, for treating symptoms of Long COVID.
The source identifies cognitive issues as part of the study’s focus. UNM HSC Newsroom specifically describes “brain fog” as a cognitive issue that the researchers aim to examine. The newsroom also says the study aims to determine whether TMS can improve anxiety and depression in patients affected by Long COVID.
Questions under investigation
UNM HSC Newsroom presents the work as an investigation, rather than as a statement that TMS has been shown to improve these Long COVID symptoms. According to the source, the study aims to determine if TMS can improve cognitive issues including brain fog, as well as anxiety and depression, in affected patients.
The source does not state that the study has completed its work or report study results. It does not provide details in the supplied extract about participants, study design, treatment schedules, eligibility, locations, or the timing of any findings. The extract identifies the University of New Mexico researchers as leading the study and the Department of Defense as its funder.
Scope of the announcement
The UNM HSC Newsroom article describes a study of TMS in relation to Long COVID symptoms. It names brain fog, anxiety, and depression as the symptoms the study aims to assess. The source characterizes the intended question as whether TMS can improve those issues for patients affected by Long COVID.
According to the newsroom, the research is funded by the Department of Defense and is intended to examine TMS for symptoms experienced by people with Long COVID.
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