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Trial reportJournal of Korean medical science2020

Effects of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Improvement of Mental Health and Clinical Parameters in Depressed Hemodialysis Patients: a Pilot Study.

Jin Ho Hwang, Hyunchan Hwang, Hye Ri Kim, Ji Sun Hong, Doug Hyun Han, Jung Ho Shin, Su Hyun Kim, Sun Mi Kim

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Trial report in Journal of Korean medical science, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jin Ho HwangDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0829-0922
Hyunchan HwangDepartment of Psychiatry, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6514-5188
Hye Ri KimDepartment of Psychiatry, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4147-4056
Ji Sun HongDepartment of Psychiatry, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3898-8427
Doug Hyun HanDepartment of Psychiatry, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5888-0686
Jung Ho ShinDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9755-3100
Su Hyun KimDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3382-528X
Sun Mi KimDepartment of Psychiatry, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea. sunmikim706@gmail.com.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4131-0542
Chung-Ang University Hospital · KR

Funding

Seoul Western Branch of the Korean Society for Dialysis Therapy
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis study aimed to evaluate the therapeutic effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) as a nonpharmacologic treatment in depressed hemodialysis patients.

methodsPatients who scored ≥ 5 on the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 were randomized to either the rTMS (n = 7) or sham group (n = 7). The rTMS group was stimulated with a 110% motor threshold and 10 Hz on the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex for 20 minutes, three times a week, for 4 weeks. In the sham group, the "1-wing 90-degree method" was used. We analyzed clinical indices before and after the intervention, as well as data from quantitative electroencephalography (frontal alpha asymmetry [FAA]), and various psychiatric questionnaires (Beck Depression Inventory-II, Beck Anxiety Inventory [BAI], Symptom Checklist-90-Revised Somatization Subscale [SCL-90R-SOM]), and Perceived Stress Scale.

resultsOne month after rTMS, the changes in hemoglobin A1c levels in the rTMS group were significantly greater than those in the sham group (

conclusionIn depressed hemodialysis patients, rTMS may improve anxiety and somatization symptoms, which may lead to improvements in clinical measures. Trial Registration Clinical Research Information Service Identifier: KCT0004082.

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Transcranial Magnetic StimulationAgedDepressionElectroencephalographyFemaleGlycated HemoglobinHumansKidney Failure, ChronicMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsPsychometricsRenal DialysisGlycated Hemoglobinhemoglobin A1c protein, humanDepressionHemodialysisKidneyQuantitative ElectroencephalogramTranscranial Magnetic Stimulation

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PMID32627438
PMCPMC7338214
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