Treatments and supplements · Brain stimulation (TMS/tDCS/tACS)

Can brain stimulation devices treat insomnia?

What we can tell you today: how thoroughly this has been studied.

Well studied

3 studies, including one that brings together the results of several trials in people.

5 Repeated evidence 1 study

4 Large controlled trial 1 study

3 Small study in people 1 study

This says how thoroughly something has been studied — not whether it works for you. What each study actually found is in the study itself, and in the plain-language write-ups we are adding.

Appears under: Sleep, energy and the brain

The studies

5 Repeated evidence Brain stimulation techniques as novel treatment options for insomnia: A systematic review.
2023 · Journal of sleep research · 967 participants
4 Large controlled trial Efficacy of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and agomelatine on sleep quality and biomarkers of adult patients with mild to moderate depressive disorder.
2023 · Journal of affective disorders · 100 participants
3 Small study in people Effect of Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation for the Treatment of Chronic Insomnia: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel-Group, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial.
2020 · Psychotherapy and psychosomatics