Neurofeedback for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: 25-Month Follow-up of Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine delayed effects of theta-beta ratio (TBR) neurofeedback (NF) for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) 25 months after baseline, ∼21 months after end of treatment.

Method

Children aged 7 to 10 years with rigorously diagnosed ADHD had been randomized to 38 sessions of TBR NF (n = 84) or control treatment (n = 58) of identical appearance, intensity/frequency, and duration, differing only in that reinforcement for controls was based on a pre-recorded electroencephalogram (EEG) of another child. Child, parent, and all site staff were blinded until after 25-month assessments, with only one-fourth able to guess the control treatment correctly. Baseline assessments were repeated off medication after 25 months.

Results

Of the 142 participants, 1

SUBMITTER: Neurofeedback Collaborative Group 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10065891 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature