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Amygdala and Insula Retraining Program
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{{stub}} The Amygdala and Insula Retraining (AIR) Program is an unproven behavioral therapy that claims to teach people how to "retrain" two specific parts of their brain.<ref name="NCT05212467">{{Cite web | title = Amygdala and Insula Retraining (AIR) Program and HUS Internet Therapy Compared to Treatment as Usual in Bodily Stress Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Post Covid-19, and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) | date = 2022-01-27 | url = https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05212467 | last = Liira | first = Helena|others=Helsinki University Central Hospital | website = clinicaltrials.gov}}</ref> ==Theory== <ref name="AIR-4Mar2022">{{Cite web | url = https://www.virology.ws/2022/02/04/trial-by-error-more-on-the-dutch-cbt-long-covid-trial-finnish-study-of-amygdala-retraining-program/#more-16877 | date = 2022-02-04 | title = Trial By Error: More on the Dutch CBT Long Covid Trial; Finnish Study of “Amygdala Retraining” Program | last = Tuller | first = David | author-link = David Tuller | website = [[Virology blog]]}}</ref> ==Evidence== A clinical trial in [[Finland]] has been announced for Amygdala and Insula Retraining for: *[[Bodily distress disorder|Bodily stress syndromes]] (BSS), the new name for [[medically unexplained physical symptoms]], which are categorized as pyschological, the trial claims includes [[fibromyalgia]], [[irritable bowel syndrome]] (IBS), [[multiple chemical sensitivity]], and "other, both single system and multiorgan functional disorders" *[[Chronic fatigue syndrome]] *[[Long COVID|Post Covid-19 condition]]<ref name="NCT05212467"/> ==Clinicians== A trial of AIR training is planned at the Network for Functional Disorders at Helsinki University Hospitals.<ref name="NCT05212467"/> ==Risks and safety== Unknown. The trial and ideas behind Amydala and Insula Retraining have been criticized by public health professor [[David Tuller]], who pointed out a number of key flaws and the lack of evidence behind the theory proposed.<ref name="AIR-4Mar2022"/> ==Costs and availability== ==See also== *[[Amygdala]] *[[Brain training]] ==Learn more== *[https://www.virology.ws/2022/02/04/trial-by-error-more-on-the-dutch-cbt-long-covid-trial-finnish-study-of-amygdala-retraining-program/ Trial By Error: More on the Dutch CBT Long Covid Trial; Finnish Study of "Amygdala Retraining" Program] - [[David Tuller]] ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Potential treatments]] [[Category:Mind body treatments]] [[Category:Psychological and behavioral therapies]]
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