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ArticleFrontiers in neurology2024

Efficacy and safety of transcranial pulse stimulation in young adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a pilot, randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled trial.

Teris Cheung, Benjamin K Yee, Bolton Chau, Joyce Yuen Ting Lam, Kwan Hin Fong, Herman Lo, Tim Man Ho Li, Albert Martin Li, Lei Sun, Roland Beisteiner and 1 more

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Article in Frontiers in neurology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05422274 (Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Transcranial Pulse Stimulation on Young Adolescents with Attention-Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder- a Pilot Randomized, Double-blinded, Sham-controlled Trial), which is not on this map. Cited by 12 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05422274 nacompletednot on this map

Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Transcranial Pulse Stimulation on Young Adolescents with Attention-Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder- a Pilot Randomized, Double-blinded, Sham-controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorThe Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityRan2022 to 2023Enrolled32ConditionsADHDArmsTranscranial Pulse Stimulation
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  4. Transcranial Pulse Stimulation Enhances Dexterity in Parkinson's Disease: A Randomized Sham-Controlled Trial.Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Teris CheungSchool of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Benjamin K YeeThe Mental Health Research Centre, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Bolton ChauThe Mental Health Research Centre, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Joyce Yuen Ting LamSchool of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Kwan Hin FongSchool of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Herman LoDepartment of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Tim Man Ho LiDepartment of Psychiatry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Albert Martin LiDepartment of Paediatrics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Lei SunDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Roland BeisteinerDepartment of Neurology, Vienna Medical University, Vienna, Austria.
Calvin Pak Wing ChengDepartment of Psychiatry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: This is the first study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of transcranial pulse stimulation (TPS) for the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among young adolescents in Hong Kong. Methods: This double-blind, randomized, sham-controlled trial included a TPS group and a sham TPS group, encompassing a total of 30 subjects aged 12-17 years who were diagnosed with ADHD. Baseline measurements SNAP-IV, ADHD RS-IV, CGI and executive functions (Stroop tests, Digit Span) and post-TPS evaluation were collected. Both groups were assessed at baseline, immediately after intervention, and at 1-month and 3-month follow-ups. Repeated-measures ANOVAs were used to analyze data. Results: The TPS group exhibited a 30% reduction in the mean SNAP-IV score at postintervention that was maintained at 1- and 3-month follow-ups. Conclusion: TPS is an effective and safe adjunct treatment for the clinical management of ADHD. Clinical trial registration: ClinicalTrials.Gov, identifier NCT05422274.

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ADHDadolescentsefficacyneuromodulationrcttranscranial pulse stimulation

Identifiers

PMID38784916
PMCPMC11112118

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