Key result
Neurofeedback training significantly reduced postconcussion symptoms (RPQ effect size 2.79) and improved cognitive functions and quality of life compared to a waitlist control in patients with traumatic brain injury.
Why the study?
Does neurofeedback training improve postconcussion symptoms, cognitive deficits, and quality of life in patients with traumatic brain injury?
RCT (n=60)
Open-label
Randomized
No
Does neurofeedback training improve postconcussion symptoms, cognitive deficits, and quality of life in patients with traumatic brain injury?
Standardized Mean Difference: 2.79
Absolute Event Rate: 12.9% vs 35.33%
p-value: p=<0.001
Neurofeedback training significantly improves postconcussion symptoms, cognitive dysfunctions, and quality of life in patients with traumatic brain injury.
Neurofeedback merits consideration for post-TBI rehabilitation; extends prior data with RCT evidence versus waitlist.
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a ''silent epidemic'' that creates a significant burden on health care resources across the globe. TBI is a dynamic process that involves damage to the brain, thus leading to behavioral, cognitive, and emotional consequences and poor quality of life.
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Reddy et al. (2013) conducted an RCT in Traumatic brain injury (n=60). Neurofeedback training vs. Waitlist control was evaluated on Rivermead Post-Concussion Questionnaire (RPQ) score (ES 2.79, p=<0.001). Neurofeedback training significantly reduced postconcussion symptoms (RPQ effect size 2.79) and improved cognitive functions and quality of life compared to a waitlist control in patients with traumatic brain injury.
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