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Date Published: 13/02/2023
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v521i1.3964
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Vol. 521 No. 1 (2022)
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Nguyễn, T. H., & Nguyễn, V. T. (2023). EFFECTIVENESS OF TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION IN INPATIENT PATIENTS. Vietnam Medical Journal, 521(1). https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v521i1.3964

EFFECTIVENESS OF TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION IN INPATIENT PATIENTS

Trọng Hiến Nguyễn1,2,3,, Văn Tuấn Nguyễn1,2,3
1 Hanoi Medical University
2 National Geriatric Hospital
3 Bach Mai Hospital

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Abstract

Background: Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a noninvasive neuromodulation and stimulation technique indicated in many psychiatric disorders. Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of transcranial direct current stimulation therapy in inpatient depression patients. Method: an observational, prospective, comparative study, including 56 patients diagnosed with depression according to ICD-10 diagnostic criteria (1992), inpatient treatment at The Mental Health Department of the National Geriatric Hospital from August 2021-May 2022 and was divided into two groups: the intervention group with a combination of drugs and tDCS (n=28) and the control group using the drug alone (n=28). Clinical assessment and Beck test (BDI), Montgomery-Asberg depression scale (MADRS) were examined in baseline, after 1 week, after 2 week. Results: The response/remission rates of the combination treatment group and the control group after 1 week were 46.4%/17.9% and 7.1%/0%, respectively, after 2 weeks was 71.4%/57.1% and 35.7%/28.6%. The difference between the two groups was statistically significant (p<0.05). Conclusion: The tDCS combination group had better improvement than the control group as reflected in the higher response rate and remission rate.

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depression, transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), effectiveness

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