SAINT® Disclaimer: Look-Alike Programs Are Not SAINT®

• Cognitive FX does not provide SAINT®. Its 5-day “fMRI-guided accelerated TMS” program is a different treatment.
• There is no association between Cognitive FX and SAINT®, Magnus Medical, Stanford University, or Neuro Wellness TMS Centers of America. Cognitive FX states it is “not affiliated with, endorsed by or licensed by Stanford University or Magnus Medical” and “does not use Magnus Medical equipment or software.”
• SAINT’s published results (including 78.6% remission in the 2022 randomized controlled trial) come only from SAINT®. They should not be expected from any other program, including one described as an “alternative”, “equivalent”, “fMRI-guided” or “accelerated”.
• Being labeled an alternative to SAINT®, or mentioning fMRI, does not make a program SAINT® or make its results comparable.
• To confirm a clinic offers real SAINT®, check Magnus Medical’s official provider locator: https://www.magnusmedical.com/find-a-provider

You don\u2019t have to take our word for it. Cognitive FX\u2019s own website says:

• “Cognitive FX does not provide SAINT™” (source)
• “our own protocol, delivered off-label” (source)
• “rather than using Magnus Medical’s proprietary targeting system” (source)
• “our protocol has not been tested in the SAINT clinical trials” (source)
• “CFX’s program is an off-label equivalent of the SAINT protocol, not the licensed Magnus SAINT™ product” (source)
• “Insurance Not billed” (source)
• “Cognitive FX does not provide SAINT® and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or licensed by Stanford University or Magnus Medical.” (source)
• “does not use Magnus Medical equipment or software” (source)

Quotes accessed November 3, 2026. If Cognitive FX changes its wording, we will update this page.

“Alternative” or “equivalent”: A clinic calling its program an alternative or equivalent to SAINT\u00ae is a marketing description. It does not mean the program is SAINT\u00ae, is FDA-cleared as SAINT\u00ae, or produces SAINT\u2019s results.

“fMRI-guided”: SAINT\u00ae is the only FDA-cleared system that uses an fMRI scan to personalize where TMS is aimed (FDA 510(k) K220177). Other programs that mention fMRI use their own targeting, which is not FDA-cleared for this purpose. Having an fMRI scan in the program does not make it SAINT\u00ae.

Same schedule \u2260 same treatment: Copying SAINT\u2019s 5 days and session count does not copy the FDA-cleared targeting the trials tested. A program that was not studied in the SAINT trials can\u2019t claim the SAINT trials\u2019 results.

SAINT\u00ae response and remission rates published in peer-reviewed research (Cole et al., Am J Psychiatry 2022;179:132\u2013141) apply only to SAINT\u00ae delivered with the FDA-cleared Magnus Medical system under the SAINT protocol. They do not apply to, and should not be used to set expectations for, any off-label, look-alike, “fMRI-guided”, “accelerated” or “alternative” TMS program, including Cognitive FX\u2019s. Individual results with SAINT\u00ae also vary, and no outcome is guaranteed.

Cognitive FX publishes $9,900 for its 5-day program and states that travel and lodging are extra. That is the price of a different, off-label treatment, not a discounted SAINT\u00ae. SAINT\u00ae at Neuro Wellness starts at $25,000 for the full FDA-cleared course, has a Medicare payment rate, and may be approved by commercial insurance through prior authorization. We verify your benefits for free.

See SAINT\u00ae TMS Cost and Cognitive FX vs SAINT\u00ae TMS.

Neuro Wellness TMS Centers of America is a verified SAINT\u00ae provider listed on Magnus Medical\u2019s provider locator. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Cognitive FX. Cognitive FX is not affiliated with SAINT\u00ae, Stanford University or Magnus Medical: Cognitive FX\u2019s own website states it “does not provide SAINT\u00ae and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or licensed by Stanford University or Magnus Medical.” SAINT\u00ae is a registered trademark of Stanford University, exclusively licensed to Magnus Medical. Cognitive FX is named here only to identify the company and quote its public statements. This page is for patient education and is not medical advice.