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Trial reportMedical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research2018

Effect of Low Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Depression and Cognition of Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Si A Lee, Myoung-Kwon Kim

Registry-linked trialOpen access · hybridAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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In one paragraph

Trial report in Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05884112 (Treating Comorbid Depression of Patients With Narcolepsy by Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation), which is not on this map. Cited by 32 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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32citing papers in PubMed, 9 pooled it
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05884112 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Treating Comorbid Depression of Patients With Narcolepsy by Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation: A Preliminary Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorChang Gung Memorial HospitalRan2023 to 2025Enrolled105ConditionsNarcolepsyArms"MAGSTIM" reprtitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulator (rTMS) System, sham control
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 61 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Si A LeeDepartment of Physical Therapy, Graduate School, Daegu University, Jillyang, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk, South Korea.
Myoung-Kwon KimDepartment of Physical Therapy, College of Rehabilitation Sciences, Daegu University, Jillyang, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk, South Korea.
Daegu University · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND This study was conducted to investigate the effects of low frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) of the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex on depression and cognition in patients with traumatic brain injury. MATERIAL AND METHODS To accomplish this, 13 patients who were diagnosed with traumatic brain injury were divided into an experimental group (n=7) and a control group (n=6). The experimental group received rTMS during a 30-minute session 5 days per week for 2 weeks; the control group received sham rTMS. The patients were then evaluated for depression using the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) and for cognitive function using the Trail Making Test (TMT) and the Stroop Color Word Test (SCWT). RESULTS A significant decrease in MADRS, TMT, and SCWT was observed after the intervention in the experimental group (P<0.01), and there was a significant difference in the change value of MADRS, TMT, and SCWT compared to the control group (P<0.01). Moreover, the effect size for gains in the experimental group and control group was very strong for MADRS, TMT, and SCWT (effect size=1.44, 1.49, and 1.24 respectively). CONCLUSIONS The results of this study suggest that application of low frequency rTMS to the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex of patients with traumatic brain injury has a positive effect on depression and cognition.

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AdultBrain Injuries, TraumaticCognitionDepressionDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHumansMajor Depressive DisorderMaleMiddle AgedPrefrontal CortexPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesTranscranial Magnetic Stimulation

Identifiers

PMID30513530
PMCPMC6289027
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