Distress Symptoms Mitigation (DSM) App
Clinical Studies

We are researching the effectiveness of the Distress Symptoms Mitigation (DSM) App and the 2-Dooz Smart Rings in reducing symptoms of distress.

Benefits of your participation in a study include the following:  

• A clinically significant reduction in distress-induced symptoms severity (e.g., more energy, less irritability, etc.) as measured by the study surveys.  

• Improved coping skills via app guided training that may enable participants to independently recognize their triggers earlier, and by doing so allow them to more effectively control their symptoms. 

• Greater resilience; each calming breath, each recovered spike, and each steady night of sleep grows confidence in the ability to mediate uninvited autonomic responses. 

Non-participants may also benefit from the results of our studies, as the knowledge gained may benefit future treatments, which involve the frequent experience of distress.

There are minimal expected risks from participating in our studies, which may include boredom, loneliness, and discomfort due to answering survey questions that may be challenging.  The investigators do not guarantee that you will receive any mental health benefit as a direct result of participating in a study.

There is a 9 in 10 lifetime chance of being exposed to a traumatic event, with an estimated 42 million Americans each year experiencing post-trauma-distress (PTD).

Have you experienced a traumatic event (e.g., bad-breakup, loss of a loved one, pet, or job) and experience anxious symptoms as a result of that trauma?

You may be interested in participating in our Distress and Mental Fitness (DMF) Study.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of using the Distress Symptoms Mitigation App to reduce symptoms of post trauma distress among subjects who are seeking to stabilize their symptoms. The main goal of this study is to evaluate how effective the Distress Symptoms Mitigation (DSM) App is in reducing the severity and frequency of distress-induced symptoms, as measured by a 55-questions Mental Fitness survey. In total, participation in this study is expected to take approximately 10 weeks.

We will measure the DSM App's effectiveness using the TALUS AI Mental Fitness Test. 

Those who are selected to participate in the study may keep the free smart ring after the conclusion of the study.

Click here to join the DMF Study Waitlist.  Space is limited.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of using the Distress Symptoms Mitigation (DSM) App & Resilience Smart Ring, a drug-free solution for reducing PTSD related symptoms among PTSD diagnosed subjects who are currently involved in a continuation of maintenance supportive therapy.  Participation in this study takes approximately 10 weeks.  

Participants are asked to complete a 55-questions survey designed to gather information about their current mental health and functioning.  During the study, participants are asked to wear the Resilience Smart Ring, which is designed to detect physiological signs of distress, for a period of 10 weeks.  Additionally, during the 10-weeks study period, participants are asked to follow all meditative breathing session prompts per notification by the Distress Symptoms Mitigation App.  At the conclusion of the study, participants are asked to complete the 55-questions survey again. 

The Distress Mitigation App and Resilience Smart Ring are tools that are intended to autonomously control distress symptoms, inclusive of those associated with PTSD.  The Resilience Smart Ring detects distress symptoms before a wearer becomes conscious of them.  Notification from the Distress Mitigation App, running on an iPhone, gives a user an early warning that symptoms are arising and  leads the user through a clinically proven breathing exercise, which may effectively preempt the escalation of symptoms.

Click here to see if you meet the preliminary screening criteria to participate in the study.