Effect of Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation for the Treatment of Chronic Insomnia: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel-Group, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial

• Published in: Psychotherapy and psychosomatics Vol. 89; no. 1; p. 38
• Main Authors: Wang, Hong-Xing, Wang, Li, Zhang, Wen-Rui, Xue, Qing, Peng, Mao, Sun, Zhi-Chao, Li, Li-Ping, Wang, Kun, Yang, Xiao-Tong, Jia, Yu, Zhou, Qi-Lin, Xu, Zhe-Xue, Li, Ning, Dong, Kai, Zhang, Qian, Song, Hai-Qing, Zhan, Shu-Qin, Min, Bao-Quan, Fan, Chun-Qiu, Zhou, Ai-Hong, Guo, Xiu-Hua, Li, Hai-Bin, Liang, Li-Rong, Yin, Lu, Si, Tian-Mei, Huang, Jing, Yan, Tian-Yi, Cosci, Fiammetta, Kamiya, Atsushi, Lu, Jie, Wang, Yu-Ping
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland 2020
• Subjects: Efficacy; Transcranial alternating current stimulation; Insomnia; Randomized controlled trial

Not all adults with chronic insomnia respond to the recommended therapeutic options of cognitive behavioral therapy and approved hypnotic drugs. Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) may offer a novel potential treatment modality for insomnia. This study aimed to examine the efficacy a...