Mindfulness augmentation for anxiety through concurrent use of transcranial direct current stimulation: a randomized double-blind study

Autor: Keiichiro Nishida, Yosuke Morishima, Roberto D. Pascual-Marqui, Shota Minami, Tomonari Yamane, Masahito Michikura, Hideki Ishikawa, Toshihiko Kinoshita
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Scientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2045-2322
38572753
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-02177-3
Popis: Abstract Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) have revealed the capability to augment various types of behavioural interventions. We aimed to augment the effects of mindfulness, suggested for reducing anxiety, with concurrent use of tDCS. We conducted a double-blind randomized study with 58 healthy individuals. We introduced treadmill walking for focused meditation and active or sham tDCS on the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex for 20 min. We evaluated outcomes using State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-State Anxiety (STAI) before the intervention as well as immediately, 60 min, and 1 week after the intervention, and current density from electroencephalograms (EEG) before and after the intervention. The linear mixed-effect models demonstrated that STAI-state anxiety showed a significant interaction effect between 1 week after the intervention and tDCS groups. As for alpha-band EEG activity, the current density in the rostral anterior cingulate cortex (rACC) was significantly reduced in the active compared with the sham stimulation group, and a significant correlation was seen between changes in STAI-trait anxiety and the current density of the rACC in the active stimulation group. Our study provided that despite this being a one-shot and short intervention, the reduction in anxiety lasts for one week, and EEG could potentially help predict its anxiolytic effect.
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