Research | tPBM for the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder, Elated 2

This paper reports the results from the Elated-2 Pilot Trial. The study is comprised of 21 adult MDD patients age 18 to 65, who underwent twice weekly transcranial photobiomodulation (t-BPM) sessions for 8 weeks. The study finds subjects receiving t-PBM with NIR light showed greater improvement than the sham group that did not receive any light therapy.