Effects of Neurofeedback and Transcranial Pulse Stimulation on Attention

The University of Hong Kong (HKU)

Status

Enrolling

Conditions

Attention Difficulties

Treatments

Device: Neurofeedback

Device: Transcranial pulse stimulation (TPS)

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05834920

HKUNFBTPS

Details and patient eligibility

About

The present study aims to examine and compare the effectiveness of transcranial pulse stimulation and neurofeedback among adults who are weak in attention.

Enrollment

180 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

20+ years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Aged 20 years and above
Right-handed
Normal/corrected hearing and vision
Having basic literacy skills
Having sustained attention scores below the threshold

Exclusion criteria

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