Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation | |
Strategies to implement and monitor in-home transcranial electrical stimulation in neurological and psychiatric patient populations: a systematic review | |
Nandini Sandran1  Brenton Hordacre1  Susan Hillier2  | |
[1] 0000 0000 8994 5086, grid.1026.5, Body in Mind, Division of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, GPO Box 2471, City East Campus, 5001, Adelaide, South Australia;0000 0000 8994 5086, grid.1026.5, Division of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia; | |
关键词: Non-invasive brain stimulation; Transcranial direct current stimulation; Rehabilitation; Home therapy; Remote monitoring; Telemedicine; | |
DOI : 10.1186/s12984-019-0529-5 | |
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【 摘 要 】
BackgroundTranscranial electrical stimulation is a promising technique to facilitate behavioural improvements in neurological and psychiatric populations. Recently there has been interest in remote delivery of stimulation within a participant’s home.ObjectiveThe purpose of this review is to identify strategies employed to implement and monitor in-home stimulation and identify whether these approaches are associated with protocol adherence, adverse events and patient perspectives.MethodsMEDLINE, Embase Classic + Embase, Emcare and PsycINFO databases and clinical trial registries were searched to identify studies which reported primary data for any type of transcranial electrical stimulation applied as a home-based treatment.ResultsNineteen published studies from unique trials and ten on-going trials were included. For published data, internal validity was assessed with the Cochrane risk of bias assessment tool with most studies exhibiting a high level of bias possibly reflecting the preliminary nature of current work. Several different strategies were employed to prepare the participant, deliver and monitor the in-home transcranial electrical stimulation. The use of real time videoconferencing to monitor in-home transcranial electrical stimulation appeared to be associated with higher levels of compliance with the stimulation protocol and greater participant satisfaction. There were no severe adverse events associated with in-home stimulation.ConclusionsDelivery of transcranial electrical stimulation within a person’s home offers many potential benefits and appears acceptable and safe provided appropriate preparation and monitoring is provided. Future in-home transcranial electrical stimulation studies should use real-time videoconferencing as one of the approaches to facilitate delivery of this potentially beneficial treatment.
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