Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation vs Sham for the Treatment of Inattention in Adults With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: The TUNED Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) may improve symptoms of inattention in adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However, previous trials are characterized by small sample sizes, heterogeneous methodologies, and short treatment periods using clinic-based tDCS.

Objective

To determine the efficacy and safety of home-based tDCS in treating inattention symptoms in adult patients with ADHD.

Design, setting, and participants

Randomized, double-blind, parallel, sham-controlled clinical trial (tDCS for the Treatment of Inattention Symptoms in Adult Patients With ADHD [TUNED]), conducted from July 2019 through July 2021 in a single-center outpatient academic setting. Of 277 potential participants screened by phone, 150 were assessed

SUBMITTER: Leffa DT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9350846 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature