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ReviewFrontiers in human neuroscience2014

EEG neurofeedback treatments in children with ADHD: an updated meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Jean-Arthur Micoulaud-Franchi, Pierre Alexis Geoffroy, Guillaume Fond, Régis Lopez, Stéphanie Bioulac, Pierre Philip

2 registry-linked trialsAbstract readReview
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Review in Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 54 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT04112082 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2019, after this paper: background citation

Efficacy of Mobile Neurofeedback for Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

TypeinterventionalSponsorSheba Medical CenterRan2019 to 2021Enrolled70ConditionsAttention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderArmsMobile Neurofeedback, Treatment as Usual
NCT04408521 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2020, after this paper: background citation

Effect of Long-lasting EEG-Neurofeedback on Attention Control and Impulsivity in Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity Hospital, GenevaRan2020 to 2026Enrolled5ConditionsAttention Deficit Disorder With HyperactivityArmsNEUROFEEDBACK, CONTROL
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Jean-Arthur Micoulaud-FranchiSolaris, Unité de Neurophysiologie, Pôle de Psychiatrie Universitaire, Hôpital Sainte-Marguerite Marseille, France ; Institut de Neurosciences Cognitives de la Méditerranée, INCM-CNRS UMR 6193 Marseille, France.
Pierre Alexis GeoffroyInserm, UMR-S 1144 Paris, France ; AP-HP, GH Saint-Louis - Lariboisière - Fernand Widal, Pôle Neurosciences Paris, France ; UMR-S 1144, Université Paris Descartes and Université Paris Diderot Paris, France ; Fondation FondaMental Créteil, France.
Guillaume FondFondation FondaMental Créteil, France ; Université Paris Est-Créteil, Pôle de Psychiatrie du Groupe des Hôpitaux Universitaires de Mondor, DHU Pe-psy, INSERM U955, Eq Psychiatrie Génétique, Réseau des Centres Experts Schizophrénie de France Créteil, France.
Régis LopezCentre de Référence National Narcolepsie-hypersomnie Idiopathique, Unité des Troubles du Sommeil, CHU Gui de Chauliac Montpellier, France ; NSERM U1061 Montpellier, France.
Stéphanie BioulacCentre Hospitalier Charles Perrens, Pôle Universitaire de Psychiatrie de l'Enfant et de l'Adolescent Bordeaux, France ; USR CNRS 3413 SANPSY, Clinique du Sommeil, CHU Pellegrin, Université de Bordeaux Bordeaux, France.
Pierre PhilipUSR CNRS 3413 SANPSY, Clinique du Sommeil, CHU Pellegrin, Université de Bordeaux Bordeaux, France.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveWe undertook a meta-analysis of published Randomized Controlled Trials (RCT) with semi-active control and sham-NF groups to determine whether Electroencephalogram-neurofeedback (EEG-NF) significantly improves the overall symptoms, inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity dimensions for probably unblinded assessment (parent assessment) and probably blinded assessment (teacher assessment) in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). DATA SOURCES: A systematic review identified independent studies that were eligible for inclusion in a random effects meta-analysis. DATA EXTRACTION: Effect sizes for ADHD symptoms were expressed as standardized mean differences (SMD) with 95% confidence intervals.

resultsFive identified studies met eligibility criteria, 263 patients with ADHD were included, 146 patients were trained with EEG-NF. On parent assessment (probably unblinded assessment), the overall ADHD score (SMD = -0.49 [-0.74, -0.24]), the inattention score (SMD = -0.46 [-0.76, -0.15]) and the hyperactivity/impulsivity score (SMD = -0.34 [-0.59, -0.09]) were significantly improved in patients receiving EEG-NF compared to controls. On teacher assessment (probably blinded assessment), only the inattention score was significantly improved in patients receiving EEG-NF compared to controls (SMD = -0.30 [-0.58, -0.03]).

conclusionsThis meta-analysis of EEG-NF in children with ADHD highlights improvement in the inattention dimension of ADHD symptoms. Future investigations should pay greater attention to adequately blinded studies and EEG-NF protocols that carefully control the implementation and embedding of training.

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attention deficit hyperactivity disorderlearningneurofeedbackpractice guidelinesrandomized controlled trial

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PMID25431555
PMCPMC4230047

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