Efficacy and safety of home-based transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on patients with depressive disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.

ABSTRACT: Depressive disorders, including major depressive disorder, impair functioning and affect 280 million people globally. Traditional treatments are not fully effective. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) offers a noninvasive alternative. Home-based tDCS shows promise for treating depression, requiring systematic review to assess its reliability and efficacy. Six digital databases (Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane, PsycINFO, and CINAHL Complete) were searched for English-language records from inception to November 2024. Inclusion criteria involved randomized controlled trials (RCTs) assessing the effect of home-based tDCS on patients with depressive disorders. The Cochrane Collaboration's tool was used to evaluate the quality of the included studies. From an initial 507 stu

SUBMITTER: Moshfeghinia R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12705823 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature