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Efficacy and Acceptability of Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation for the Treatment of Adult Unipolar and Bipolar Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Sham-Controlled Trials

Mutz et al, 2018. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. A meta-analysis comparing Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation…

Evidence-based Guidelines on the Therapeutic Use of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)

Lefaucheur et al, 2017. Clinical Neurophysiology. Evidence-based review of the us of Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in various disorders,…

Trial of Electrical Direct-Current Therapy versus Escitalopram for Depression

Brunoni et al. 2017. The New England Journal of Medicine. The largest randomised, controlled, double-blind trial on tDCS to date.

Safety of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation: Evidence Based Update 2016

Bikson et al, 2016. Brain Stimulation. An evidence-based review of the safety of using tDCS in various disorders and conditions.

Self-Administered Domiciliary tDCS Treatment for Tinnitus: A Double-Blind Sham-Controlled Study

Hyvärinen et al, 2016. Plos One. The first published placebo-controlled at-home tDCS. Sooma tDCS device was used. Forty-three patients (N =…

Effectiveness of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for the Management of Neuropathic Pain After Spinal Cord Injury: A Meta-Analysis

Mehta et al 2015. Spinal Cord. A systematic review and meta-analysis. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) applied in patients with…

The Sertraline vs. Electrical Current Therapy for Treating Depression Clinical Study: Results From a Factorial, Randomized, Controlled Trial

Brunoni et al 2013. Published in JAMA Psychiatry. A randomised, controlled, double-blind trial. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) vs Sertraline…

Efficacy of Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) for the Treatment of Fibromyalgia: Results of a Randomized, Sham-Controlled Longitudinal Clinical Trial

Valle et al, 2009. The Journal of Pain Management. A randomised, controlled longitudinal trial. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) applied to…

At-home treatment of depression during Covid-19

The ongoing health crisis surrounding Covid-19 has caused uncertainty when it comes to treating patients. The importance of avoiding social…

Status Update: Coronavirus situation and Home-based tDCS as a treatment alternative

With the ongoing situation concerning the corona virus, we would like to give you an update on how this affects…