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ArticleFrontiers in human neuroscience2014

Slow cortical potential neurofeedback and self-management training in outpatient care for children with ADHD: study protocol and first preliminary results of a randomized controlled trial.

Hanna Christiansen, Verena Reh, Martin H Schmidt, Winfried Rief

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Article 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 trial NCT01879644 (Neurofeedback Study ADHD), which is not on this map. Cited by 16 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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NCT01879644 phase2unknown statusnot on this map

Neurofeedback Study ADHD

TypeinterventionalSponsorPhilipps University MarburgRan2011 to 2018Enrolled120ConditionsADHDArmsNF, SM, PE, SU
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4 authors.

Hanna ChristiansenDepartment of Psychology, Child and Adolescent Psychology, Philipps-University Marburg Marburg, Germany.
Verena RehDepartment of Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Philipps-University Marburg Marburg, Germany.
Martin H SchmidtDepartment of Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Philipps-University Marburg Marburg, Germany.
Winfried RiefDepartment of Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Philipps-University Marburg Marburg, Germany.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTreatment for children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) today is predominantly pharmacological. While it is the most common treatment, it might not always be the most appropriate one. Moreover, long term effects remain unclear. Behavior therapy (BT) and non-pharmacological treatments such as neurofeedback (NF) are promising alternatives, though there are no routine outpatient care/effectiveness studies yet that have included children with medication or changes in medication. METHODS/

designThis paper presents the protocol of a randomized controlled trial to compare the effectiveness of a Slow Cortical Potential (SCP) NF protocol with self-management (SM) in a high frequent outpatient care setting. Both groups (NF/SM) receive a total of 30 high frequent therapy sessions. Additionally, 6 sessions are reserved for comorbid problems. The primary outcome measure is the reduction of ADHD core symptoms according to parent and teacher ratings. PRELIMINARY

resultsUntill now 58 children were included in the study (48 males), with a mean age of 8.42 (1.34) years, and a mean IQ of 110 (13.37). Conners-3 parent and teacher ratings were used to estimate core symptom change. Since the study is still ongoing, and children are in different study stages, pre-post and follow-up results are not yet available for all children included. Preliminary results suggest overall good pre-post effects, though. For parent and teacher ratings an ANOVA with repeated measures yielded overall satisfying pre-post effects (η (2) 0.175-0.513). Differences between groups (NF vs. SM) could not yet be established (p = 0.81). DISCUSSION: This is the first randomized controlled trial to test the effectiveness of a NF protocol in a high frequent outpatient care setting that does not exclude children on or with changes in medication. First preliminary results show positive effects. The rationale for the trial, the design, and the strengths and limitations of the study are discussed.

trial registrationThis trial is registered in www.clinicaltrials.gov as NCT01879644.

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ADHDbehavior therapyeffectivenessneurofeedbackself-managementslow cortical potential training

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PMID25505396
PMCPMC4244863

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