Effects of Neurofeedback and Transcranial Pulse Stimulation on Attention
The University of Hong Kong
180 participants
Mar 17, 2023
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The present study aims to examine and compare the effectiveness of transcranial pulse stimulation and neurofeedback among adults who are weak in attention.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria5
- Aged 20 years and above
- Right-handed
- Normal/corrected hearing and vision
- Having basic literacy skills
- Having sustained attention scores below the threshold
Exclusion Criteria10
- Having medical history related to brain
- Having mild cognitive impairment
- Showing symptoms of depression and anxiety
- Having intellectual disability based on IQ scores
- Having diagnoses of any psychiatric or cognitive disorders besides attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) inattentive and combined types
- Having long-term history of smoking cigarettes
- Engaged in alcohol and/or substance abuse
- Having history of hemophilia or other blood clotting disorders or thrombosis
- Having corticosteroid treatment within the last six weeks before first intervention
- Having contraindications for MRI scanning
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Interventions
Participants will be treated with the TPS device NEUROLITH (Storz Medical AG). Treatments will be administered for up to 12 sessions within 4 weeks, each session consisting of 6000 TPS pulses of 0.2 mJ/mm².
Participants will engage in a neurofeedback game designed to increase the ratio of theta/beta frequency bands in electroencephalography measurement. This intervention will be delivered for up to 12 sessions within 4 weeks.
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NCT05834920