Effects of bilateral dorsolateral prefrontal cortex high-definition transcranial direct-current stimulation on time-trial performance in cyclists with type 1 diabetes mellitus

HD-tDCS is capable to increase the focality of neuromodulation and has been recently applied to improve endurance performance in healthy subjects. Whether these putative advantages could be exploited in active subjects with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) remains questionable. In a double-blind, rand...

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Published in:Brain stimulation 2022-09, Vol.15 (5), p.1292-1299
Main Authors: Filipas, Luca, Gallo, Gabriele, Meloni, Andrea, Luzi, Livio, Codella, Roberto
Format: Article
Language:English
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Brain stimulation
Diabetes
Elite cycling
tDCS
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Summary:HD-tDCS is capable to increase the focality of neuromodulation and has been recently applied to improve endurance performance in healthy subjects. Whether these putative advantages could be exploited in active subjects with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) remains questionable. In a double-blind, randomized crossover order, 11 high-level cyclists (27 ± 4.3 years; weight: 65.5 ± 8.6 kg; height: 180 ± 8 cm; VO2peak: 67.5 ± 2.9 mL min−1 kg−1) with T1D underwent either HD-tDCS (F3, F4) or control (SHAM) and completed a constant-load trial (CLT) at 75% of the 2nd ventilatory threshold plus a 15-km cycling time-trial (TT). After HD-tDCS, the total time to cover the TT was 3.8% faster (P 
ISSN:1935-861X
1876-4754
DOI:10.1016/j.brs.2022.09.005