Clinical Study

A Randomized Trial of Comparing the Efficacy of Two Neurofeedback Protocols for Treatment of Clinical and Cognitive Symptoms of ADHD: Theta Suppression/Beta Enhancement and Theta Suppression/Alpha Enhancement

Table 1

Descriptive statistics of clinical symptoms and cognitive performance.

ScaleGroupPretestPosttestFollow-up

ADHDAlpha42.28 ± 6.0530.71 ± 7.4331.14 ± 6.54
Beta43.80 ± 5.4431.76 ± 5.4631.84 ± 4.96
HyperactivityAlpha13.85 ± 3.689.21 ± 3.319.71 ± 3.43
Beta14.65 ± 3.6514.65 ± 2.059.42 ± 2.16
InattentionAlpha18.07 ± 3.559.07 ± 2.059.42 ± 2.16
Beta19.23 ± 2.7311.53 ± 2.7111.15 ± 3.04
ImpulsivityAlpha9.14 ± 2.308.07 ± 1.927.85 ± 2.54
Beta9.11 ± 2.008.50 ± 1.977.19 ± 2.33
OmissionAlpha9.25 ± 3.517.61 ± 3.477.95 ± 3.40
Beta7.72 ± 3.136.81 ± 2.797.21 ± 3.40
CommissionAlpha21.51 ± 3.8823.20 ± 4.1422.76 ± 3.66
Beta20.69 ± 6.5426.10 ± 2.6327.02 ± 3.77