Lucas Borrione, Beatriz A Cavendish, Luana V M Aparicio, Matthias S Luethi, Stephan Goerigk, Matheus R F Ramos, Natasha K S Moran, Adriana M Carneiro, Leandro Valiengo, Darin O Moura, Juliana P de Souza, Mariana P Batista, Valquiria Aparecida da Silva, Izio Klein, Paulo Suen, José Gallucci-Neto, Frank Padberg, Lais B Razza, Marie-Anne Vanderhasselt, Paulo A Lotufo, Isabela M Bensenor, Felipe Fregni, Andre R Brunoni
IMPORTANCE: Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is moderately effective for depression when applied by trained staff. It is not known whether self-applied tDCS, combined or not with a digital psychological intervention, is also effective. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether fully unsupervised home-use tDCS, combined with a digital psychological intervention or digital placebo, is effective for a major depressive episode. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: This was a double-blinded, sham-controlled, randomized clinical trial with 3 arms: (1) home-use tDCS plus a digital psychological intervention (double active); (2) home-use tDCS plus digital placebo (tDCS only), and (3) sham home-use tDCS plus digital placebo (double sham)...
April 1, 2024: JAMA Psychiatry