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A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial of Electroencephalographic (EEG) Neurofeedback in Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

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Check out this Knowledge Base article from StressTherapy Solutions: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial of Electroencephalographic (EEG) Neurofeedback in Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.

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Study at a glance

Area
ADHD & Attention
Study type
Randomized controlled trial
Authors
van Dongen-Boomsma M, Vollebregt MA, Slaats-Willemse D, Buitelaar JK
Journal
The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
Year
2013
Participants
41 (22 neurofeedback, 19 placebo)
Population
Children, Adolescents
Sessions
30 (twice weekly)
Equipment
BrainMaster Atlantis

Key findings

  • Symptoms improved equally with real and placebo neurofeedback
  • No clinically relevant side effects
  • Families guessed their group no better than chance

DOI 10.4088/jcp.12m08321 → PubMed 24021501 →

A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of 30 sessions of EEG neurofeedback in children with ADHD in the Netherlands. ADHD symptoms improved over time in both the real and placebo groups, with no difference between them, and families could not tell which treatment they had received.