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Table 3 Monitoring approaches and protocol compliance of the studies

From: Strategies to implement and monitor in-home transcranial electrical stimulation in neurological and psychiatric patient populations: a systematic review

Study

Monitoring approaches

Compliance

Mortenson 2016

Direct in-person monitoring

100%

Clayton 2018

Real-time videoconferencing

100%

Carvalho 2018

Real-time videoconferencing

100%

Van de Winckel 2018

Real-time videoconferencing

Remote administration of tDCS delivery

100%

Riggs 2018

Real-time videoconferencing

Remote administration of tDCS delivery

100%

Dobbs 2018

Real-time videoconferencing

Remote administration of tDCS delivery

100%

Sharma 2018

Real-time videoconferencing

Remote administration of tDCS delivery

100%

Charvet 2017a

Real-time videoconferencing

Remote administration of tDCS delivery

> 96%

Cha 2016

Real-time videoconferencing

Daily online-tracking and reporting system

96%

Kasschau 2016

Real-time videoconferencing

Remote administration of tDCS delivery

96%

Charvet 2017b1

Real-time videoconferencing

Remote administration of tDCS delivery

93%

Hyvarinen 2016

Daily self-report treatment diary

91%

Loo 2017

Initial sessions real-time videoconferencing

Daily phone or email contact

90%

Martens 2018

Daily self-report abnormalities, questionnaire

81%

Hagenacker 2014

Daily self-report treatment diary

76%

  1. 1, data only reported for study two