Neurofeedback training (NFT) provides strategies for children with ADHD to achieve changes on the neurophysiological and behavioral level to attenuate ADHD symptoms. We assume self-efficacy (an "active attitude"), a core variable in successful NFT. In a randomized, double-blind controlled study, we investigated the impact of a "placebo instruction" on the EEG-regulation performance during two sessions of Theta-Beta-NFT in children with ADHD (age 8-12 years). Children receiving the information "this might be a placebo-training" showed inferior neuroregulation (n = 10) compared to children receiving a standard instruction (n = 12). Results of our pilot study are discussed in view of factors necessary for a valid training (ensuring maximal self-efficacy in the participants) and the fidelity of placebo-controlled trials in NFT-research.

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是的，我可以——也许……安慰剂相关说明对 ADHD 儿童神经调节的影响。

神经反馈训练 (NFT) 为 ADHD 儿童提供了实现神经生理和行为水平变化以减轻 ADHD 症状的策略。我们假设自我效能（一种“积极态度”）是成功的 NFT 的核心变量。在一项随机、双盲对照研究中，我们调查了“安慰剂指导”对 ADHD 儿童（8-12 岁）两次 Theta-Beta-NFT 治疗期间脑电图调节表现的影响。与接受标准指令的儿童 (n = 12) 相比，收到“这可能是安慰剂训练”信息的儿童表现出较差的神经调节 (n = 10)。