Stimulation in Pediatrics

STIPED European Project

Funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 programme with a total of six million Euro over five years, the STIPED project aims to find an alternative treatment for children and adolescents diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In contrast to the traditional treatments based on drugs and behavioural therapy, low amplitude direct current is a simple option that enables treatment at home. In addition, the tDCS treatment will minimize the social and financial burden for the families, by decreasing the medical appointments and healthcare costs and, therefore, improving their life quality.

Neuroelectrics®, as one of the 10 partners of the project led by the Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel (Germany), will not only provide the tDCS devices, but will also adjust the system and electrode montages to make sure they are optimized for each subject taking part on the 5 clinical trials planned. After preparing a special headcap for children, Neuroelectrics® will develop a secure telemedicine service to monitor the treatments. At a second stage, personal head models will be created based on individual magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data and biomarker detection algorithms will implemented based on the EEG data in order to optimize the treatments.