Tests brain stimulation with neurofeedback for attention problems after brain injury
Tests electrical brain stimulation with neurofeedback training in adults with attention problems from brain injury.
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Registry title: Effects of Neurofeedback Training and tRNS on Attentional Deficits in Patients With Acquired Brain Injury
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- Where
- Valencia, SpainSee the site
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Where in Spain
- Hospitales VithasValencia, SpainTaking people
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Trial details
- Who runs it
- Hospitales Nisa
- Trial code
- NCT07817316
- Record updated
- 14 September 2026
- Original description
The goal of this study is to investigate new neuromodulation therapies for attention deficits following acquired brain injury. Brain damage can affect various domains, including motor and cognitive functions. However, cognitive deficits have many consequences on the functionality and independence of patients, and attention is an essential requirement for most of daily activities. After brain damage, cognitive rehabilitation is generally the first treatment option for attention deficits. Some studies have shown that cognitive rehabilitation is sometimes not very effective.For this reason, new therapies such as neuromodulation techniques are being investigated. Neurofeedback is a non-invasive neuromodulation therapy involving a type of computer-based training and learning, and some studies have shown that it is a promising tool to treat cognitive deficits in patients with brain injuries. Transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) is also used to modulate spontaneous brain activity. In the present study, the investigators will evaluate the effects of tES combined with neurofeedback as a therapy for attentional deficits after brain injury.Read full original descriptionShow less
Effects of Neurofeedback Training and tRNS on Attentional Deficits in Patients With Acquired Brain Injury
The goal of this study is to investigate new neuromodulation therapies for attention deficits following acquired brain injury. Brain damage can affect various domains, including motor and cognitive functions. However, cognitive deficits have many consequences on the functionality and independence of patients, and attention is an essential requirement for most of daily activities. After brain damage, cognitive rehabilitation is generally the first treatment option for attention deficits. Some studies have shown that cognitive rehabilitation is sometimes not very effective.For this reason, new therapies such as neuromodulation techniques are being investigated. Neurofeedback is a non-invasive neuromodulation therapy involving a type of computer-based training and learning, and some studies have shown that it is a promising tool to treat cognitive deficits in patients with brain injuries. Transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) is also used to modulate spontaneous brain activity. In the present study, the investigators will evaluate the effects of tES combined with neurofeedback as a therapy for attentional deficits after brain injury.
Inclusion: ≥18 years old; ABI resulting from TBI, stroke, hypoxia and other etiologies; attentional deficits that are among the objectives of neurorehabilitation as established by the clinical team (scores falling in the 90% percentiles on the Conner's Continuous Performance - CCPT, on the Digit and Spatial Span Tasks and Color Trail test); good cognitive condition (ie., scores of ≥23 in the Mini Mental State Examination; MMSE or ≥75 in the Galveston Orientation \& Amnesia Test - GOAT).
Exclusion: previous report of psychiatric and/or neurologic disorders; contraindication to computerized activities; blindness or severe visual impairments.