Douglas Teixeira Leffa, Eugenio Horacio Grevet, Claiton Henrique Dotto Bau, Maitê Schneider, Carolina Prietto Ferrazza, Roberta Francieli da Silva, Marina Silva Miranda, Felipe Picon, Stefania Pigatto Teche, Paulo Sanches, Danton Pereira, Katya Rubia, André Russowsky Brunoni, Joan A Camprodon, Wolnei Caumo, Luis Augusto Rohde
IMPORTANCE: Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) may improve symptoms of inattention in adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However, previous trials are characterized by small sample sizes, heterogeneous methodologies, and short treatment periods using clinic-based tDCS. OBJECTIVE: To determine the efficacy and safety of home-based tDCS in treating inattention symptoms in adult patients with ADHD. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Randomized, double-blind, parallel, sham-controlled clinical trial (tDCS for the Treatment of Inattention Symptoms in Adult Patients With ADHD [TUNED]), conducted from July 2019 through July 2021 in a single-center outpatient academic setting...
September 1, 2022: JAMA Psychiatry