EEG Neurofeedback for ADHD: Double-Blind Sham-Controlled Randomized Pilot Feasibility Trial

Autor/inn/en	Arnold, L. Eugene; Lofthouse, Nicholas; Hersch, Sarah; Pan, Xueliang; Hurt, Elizabeth; Bates, Bethany; Kassouf, Kathleen; Moone, Stacey; Grantier, Cara
Titel	EEG Neurofeedback for ADHD: Double-Blind Sham-Controlled Randomized Pilot Feasibility Trial
Quelle	In: Journal of Attention Disorders, 17 (2013) 5, S.410-419 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1087-0547
DOI	10.1177/1087054712446173
Schlagwörter	Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Research Methodology; Program Effectiveness; Outcomes of Treatment; Children; Preadolescents; Fidelity; Measures (Individuals); Biofeedback; Neurology; Medicine; Data Analysis; Neurosciences; Wechsler Individual Achievement Test; Wide Range Achievement Test + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Research method; Forschungsmethode; Child; Kind; Kinder; Pre-adolescence; Präadoleszenz; Messdaten; Neurologie; Medizin; Auswertung; Neuroscience; Neurowissenschaften; Neurowissenschaft; WIAT; Eignungsprüfung; Eignungstest
Abstract	Objective: Preparing for a definitive randomized clinical trial (RCT) of neurofeedback (NF) for ADHD, this pilot trial explored feasibility of a double-blind, sham-controlled design and adherence/palatability/relative effect of two versus three treatments/week. Method: Unmedicated 6- to 12-year-olds with "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" (4th ed.; "DSM-IV") ADHD were randomized to active NF versus sham-NF and to 2X versus 3X/week treatment frequency. Frequency switch was allowed after Treatment 24. Results: In two school years, 39 participants were recruited and 34 (87%) completed all 40 treatments. Child/parent guesses about assigned treatment were no better than chance. At Treatment 24, 38% chose 2X/week and 62% chose 3X/week. Both active NF and sham yielded large pre-post improvement on parent ratings but NF no more than sham. Conclusion: Blinding appears to work, and sham does not prevent recruitment/retention. Treatment frequency of 3X/week seems preferred over 2X/week and was as effective. A large double-blind RCT is feasible and necessary to test specific NF effectiveness. (Contains 4 figures and 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10