Table 7.
Ref.
|
Groups
|
Age/sex
|
Electrode placement
|
Protocol
|
Sessions
|
Sham condition
|
Tang et al[37] | 8 chronic insomnia (criteria: ISI) | 88 ± 8.7-year-old / 7 females and 1 male | N/A | Progressive reduction from 8 Hz to 1 Hz with flickering lights | 30 sessions of 30 min (at bedtime) over 4 wk | None |
Tang et al[58] | 9 insomnia and chronic pain AVE; 7 insomnia and chronic pain Placebo (criteria: ISI) | AVE group: 67.2 ± 5.0-year-old / N/A; Placebo group: 69.6 ± 4.4-year-old / N/A | N/A | Progressive reduction from 10 Hz to 2 Hz with pulsing lights | 1 session | Progressive reduction from 1 to 0.2 Hz with constant dim light changing in color |
AVE: Open-loop audiovisual training; ISI: Insomnia Severity Index.