Short-Term Effects of Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Endurance and Maximal Force Production: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
The purpose of the present systematic review and meta-analysis was to explore the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on endurance (i.e., time to task failure (TTF)) and maximal voluntary contraction (MVC). Furthermore, we aimed to analyze whether the duration of stimulation, t...
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doaj-e146c5ef777240289c5a98337523c9052020-11-24T20:46:16ZengMDPI AGJournal of Clinical Medicine2077-03832019-04-018453610.3390/jcm8040536jcm8040536Short-Term Effects of Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Endurance and Maximal Force Production: A Systematic Review and Meta-AnalysisCarlos Alix-Fages0Salvador Romero-Arenas1Marcos Castro-Alonso2David Colomer-Poveda3Dan Río-Rodriguez4Agustín Jerez-Martínez5Miguel Fernandez-del-Olmo6Gonzalo Márquez7Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Catholic University of Murcia (UCAM), 30107 Murcia, SpainDepartment of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Catholic University of Murcia (UCAM), 30107 Murcia, SpainDepartment of Physical Education, University of A Coruña, 15279 La Coruña, SpainDepartment of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Catholic University of Murcia (UCAM), 30107 Murcia, SpainDepartment of Physical Education, University of A Coruña, 15279 La Coruña, SpainDepartment of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Catholic University of Murcia (UCAM), 30107 Murcia, SpainDepartment of Physical Education, University of A Coruña, 15279 La Coruña, SpainDepartment of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Catholic University of Murcia (UCAM), 30107 Murcia, SpainThe purpose of the present systematic review and meta-analysis was to explore the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on endurance (i.e., time to task failure (TTF)) and maximal voluntary contraction (MVC). Furthermore, we aimed to analyze whether the duration of stimulation, the brain region targeted for stimulation, and the task performed could also influence motor performance. We performed a systematic literature review in the databases MEDLINE and Web of Science. The short-term effects of anodal tDCS and sham stimulation (placebo) were considered as experimental and control conditions, respectively. A total of 31 interventions were included (MVC = 13; TTF = 18). Analysis of the strength-related tDCS studies showed small improvements in the MVC (SMD = 0.19; 95% CI = −0.02, 0.41; <i>p</i> = 0.08). However, the results of the endurance-related interventions indicated a moderate effect on TTF performance (SMD = 0.26; 95% CI = 0.07, 0.45; <i>p</i> = 0.008). Furthermore, the sub-analysis showed that anodal tDCS over M1 and stimulation durations longer than 10 min produced the best results in terms of TTF performance enhancement. Additionally, the effects of anodal tDCS were larger during full body exercises (i.e., cycling) when compared to uniarticular tasks. In conclusion, the current meta-analysis indicated that anodal tDCS leads to small and moderate effects on MVC and TTF, respectively.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/8/4/536Non-invasive brain stimulationtime to task failuremaximal voluntary contractionprimary motor cortexprefrontal cortex |
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Carlos Alix-Fages Salvador Romero-Arenas Marcos Castro-Alonso David Colomer-Poveda Dan Río-Rodriguez Agustín Jerez-Martínez Miguel Fernandez-del-Olmo Gonzalo Márquez Short-Term Effects of Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Endurance and Maximal Force Production: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Journal of Clinical Medicine Non-invasive brain stimulation time to task failure maximal voluntary contraction primary motor cortex prefrontal cortex |
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Carlos Alix-Fages Salvador Romero-Arenas Marcos Castro-Alonso David Colomer-Poveda Dan Río-Rodriguez Agustín Jerez-Martínez Miguel Fernandez-del-Olmo Gonzalo Márquez |
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Short-Term Effects of Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Endurance and Maximal Force Production: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
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Short-Term Effects of Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Endurance and Maximal Force Production: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
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Short-Term Effects of Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Endurance and Maximal Force Production: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
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Short-Term Effects of Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Endurance and Maximal Force Production: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
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Short-Term Effects of Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Endurance and Maximal Force Production: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
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short-term effects of anodal transcranial direct current stimulation on endurance and maximal force production: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
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Journal of Clinical Medicine |
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The purpose of the present systematic review and meta-analysis was to explore the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on endurance (i.e., time to task failure (TTF)) and maximal voluntary contraction (MVC). Furthermore, we aimed to analyze whether the duration of stimulation, the brain region targeted for stimulation, and the task performed could also influence motor performance. We performed a systematic literature review in the databases MEDLINE and Web of Science. The short-term effects of anodal tDCS and sham stimulation (placebo) were considered as experimental and control conditions, respectively. A total of 31 interventions were included (MVC = 13; TTF = 18). Analysis of the strength-related tDCS studies showed small improvements in the MVC (SMD = 0.19; 95% CI = −0.02, 0.41; <i>p</i> = 0.08). However, the results of the endurance-related interventions indicated a moderate effect on TTF performance (SMD = 0.26; 95% CI = 0.07, 0.45; <i>p</i> = 0.008). Furthermore, the sub-analysis showed that anodal tDCS over M1 and stimulation durations longer than 10 min produced the best results in terms of TTF performance enhancement. Additionally, the effects of anodal tDCS were larger during full body exercises (i.e., cycling) when compared to uniarticular tasks. In conclusion, the current meta-analysis indicated that anodal tDCS leads to small and moderate effects on MVC and TTF, respectively. |
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Non-invasive brain stimulation time to task failure maximal voluntary contraction primary motor cortex prefrontal cortex |
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