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ArticleBrain communications2023

Does it matter what is trained? A randomized controlled trial evaluating the specificity of alpha/delta ratio neurofeedback in reducing tinnitus symptoms.

Martin Jensen, Jose Carlos Garcia Alanis, Eva Hüttenrauch, Matilde Winther-Jensen, Mira-Lynn Chavanon, Gerhard Andersson, Cornelia Weise

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Article in Brain communications, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Martin JensenDivision of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Department of Psychology, Philipps University Marburg, 35032 Marburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1677-6869
Jose Carlos Garcia AlanisDivision of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Department of Psychology, Philipps University Marburg, 35032 Marburg, Germany.
Eva HüttenrauchDivision of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Department of Psychology, Philipps University Marburg, 35032 Marburg, Germany.
Matilde Winther-JensenDepartment of Data, Biostatistics and Pharmacoepidemiology, Centre for Clinical Research and Prevention, Copenhagen University Hospital Bispebjerg-Frederiksberg, 2000 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Mira-Lynn ChavanonDivision of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Department of Psychology, Philipps University Marburg, 35032 Marburg, Germany.
Gerhard AnderssonDepartment of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, 58183 Linkoping, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4753-6745
Cornelia WeiseDivision of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Department of Psychology, Philipps University Marburg, 35032 Marburg, Germany.
Philipps University of Marburg · DEFrederiksberg Hospital · DKLinköping University · SE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Previous studies showed that alpha/delta ratio neurofeedback was effective in reducing unpleasant psychological, emotional and perceptual consequences of tinnitus. The main goal of the present study was to investigate, whether the specific combination of enhancing alpha frequency band activity and reducing delta frequency band activity was necessary, or merely sufficient, to obtain a positive treatment outcome regarding tinnitus distress and intensity. A second research aim was to assess the relative contribution of neurofeedback-related non-specific and general non-specific effects in neurofeedback treatment. In a three-arm, randomized controlled trial, 94 chronic tinnitus patients were randomly assigned to one of three conditions: alpha/delta ratio neurofeedback (

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PMCPMC10481778
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