ArticleCerebral cortex communications2021
Neuromodulatory Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Resting-State EEG Activity in Internet Gaming Disorder: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Sham-Controlled Parallel Group Trial.
Article in Cerebral cortex communications, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03347643 (Randomized Double-blind Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation), which is not on this map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Randomized Double-blind Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Internet Game Addiction
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 23 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effective interventions for gaming disorder: A systematic review of randomized control trials.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- Increased beta-band salience network connectivity predicts 12-month longitudinal changes in depressive and anxiety symptom severity in young adults: a resting-state EEG study.European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience · 2026Article
- Off-Label Medications and Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation (NIBS) in the Treatment of Internet Gaming Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Addictive behaviors reports · 2026Review
- Effectiveness of non-invasive interventions for internet gaming disorder: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.World journal of psychiatry · 2025Article
- Forms of interventions for problematic usage of the internet: A scoping review.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2025Article
- Severity of anhedonia is associated with hyper-synchronization of the salience-default mode network in non-clinical individuals: a resting state EEG connectivity study.Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of Non-Pharmacological Interventions on Gaming Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Psychiatry investigation · 2025Article
- Neuromodulatory effect of transcranial direct current stimulation on cue reactivity and craving in young adults with internet gaming disorder: an event-related potential study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Neural mechanisms linked to treatment outcomes and recovery in substance-related and addictive disorders.Dialogues in clinical neuroscience · 2023Review
- Effects of Transcranial Electrical Stimulation on Gambling and Gaming: A Systematic Review of Studies on Healthy Controls, Participants with Gambling/Gaming Disorder, and Substance Use Disorder.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Potential Biological Markers and Treatment Implications for Binge Eating Disorder and Behavioral Addictions.Nutrients · 2023Review
- Effects of non-pharmacological interventions on youth with internet addiction: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Review
- Electroencephalographic Patterns in taVNS: A Systematic Review.Biomedicines · 2022Review
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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has been used as an adjunct therapy for psychiatric disorders; however, little is known about the underlying neurophysiological effects of tDCS in Internet gaming disorder (IGD). We investigated the effects of tDCS on cortical activity using resting-state electroencephalography (EEG) in patients with IGD. This randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled parallel group study of tDCS (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03347643) included 31 IGD patients. Participants received 10 sessions (2 sessions per day for 5 consecutive days) of active repetitive tDCS (2 mA for 20 min per session) or sham stimulation. Anode/cathode electrodes were placed over the left and right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, respectively. In total, 26 participants (active group
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