Trial reportPloS one2020
No effect of repetitive tDCS on daily smoking behaviour in light smokers: A placebo controlled EMA study.
Trial report in PloS one, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03027687 (Effects of Repetitive tDCS on ad Libitum Smoking Behavior), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Effects of Repetitive tDCS on ad Libitum Smoking Behavior: An EMA and EEG Study
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.
- Evaluating the effects of tDCS on depressive and anxiety symptoms from a transdiagnostic perspective: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Translational psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- Attention neuroenhancement through tDCS or neurofeedback: a randomized, single-blind, controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2022Trial
- Are we really targeting and stimulating DLPFC by placing transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) electrodes over F3/F4?Human brain mapping · 2023Article
- Brain stimulation therapeutics.Addiction neuroscience · 2023Article
- Reliability of Data Collected via Ecological Momentary Assessment on the Example of FeverApp Registry.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
introductionThe effectiveness of repetitive transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on reducing smoking behaviour has been studied with mixed results. Smoking behaviour is influenced by affect and context, therefore we choose to use mobile ecological momentary assessments (EMA) to measure changes in smoking behaviour after tDCS.
methodsIn a randomized, placebo-controlled, between subject study, we applied tDCS bilaterally with the anodal electrode targeting the right DLPFC (https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03027687). Smokers were allocated to six sessions of either active tDCS (n = 35) or sham tDCS (n = 36) and received two sessions on three different days in one week. They were asked to keep track of their daily cigarette consumption, craving and affect in an application on their mobile phones for three months starting one week before the first tDCS session.
resultsNumber of smoked cigarettes a day progressively decreased up to one week after the last tDCS session in both conditions. Active treatment had no additional effect on cigarette consumption, craving and affect.
conclusionsIn this exploratory study, repetitive bilateral tDCS over the DLPFC had no effect on daily smoking behaviour. Future research needs to investigate how motivation to quit smoking and the number of tDCS sessions affect the efficacy of repetitive tDCS.
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