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Trial reportHuman brain mapping2022

Clinical and radiomic features for predicting the treatment response of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in major neurocognitive disorder: Results from a randomized controlled trial.

Hanna Lu, Sandra Sau Man Chan, Sukling Ma, Cuichan Lin, Vincent Chung Tong Mok, Lin Shi, Defeng Wang, Arthur Dun-Ping Mak, Linda Chiu Wa Lam

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Human brain mapping, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Hanna LuDepartment of Psychiatry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9090-258X
Sandra Sau Man ChanDepartment of Psychiatry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Sukling MaDepartment of Psychiatry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Cuichan LinDepartment of Psychiatry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Vincent Chung Tong MokDepartment of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Lin ShiDepartment of Imaging and Interventional Radiology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2318-4669
Defeng WangDepartment of Imaging and Interventional Radiology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Arthur Dun-Ping MakDepartment of Psychiatry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Linda Chiu Wa LamDepartment of Psychiatry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Chinese University of Hong Kong · HK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Image-guided repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has shown clinical effectiveness in senior adults with co-occurring depression and cognitive impairment, yet the imaging markers for predicting the treatment response are less investigated. In this clinical trial, we examined the efficacy and sustainability of 10 Hz rTMS for the treatment of depression and cognitive impairment in major neurocognitive disorder (NCD) patients and tested the predictive values of imaging-informed radiomic features in response to rTMS treatment. Fifty-five major NCD patients with depression were randomly assigned to receive a 3-week rTMS treatment of either active 10 Hz rTMS (n = 27) or sham rTMS (n = 28). Left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) was the predefined treatment target. Based on individual structural magnetic resonance imaging scans, surface-based analysis was conducted to quantitatively measure the baseline radiomic features of left DLPFC. Severity of depression, global cognition and the serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) level were evaluated at baseline, 3-, 6- and 12-week follow-ups. Logistic regression analysis revealed that advanced age, higher baseline cognition and randomized group were associated with the remission of depression. Increased cortical thickness and gyrification in left DLPFC were the significant predictors of clinical remission and cognitive enhancement. A 3-week course of 10 Hz rTMS is an effective adjuvant treatment for rapid ameliorating depressive symptoms and enhancing cognitive function. Pre-treatment radiomic features of the stimulation target can predict the response to rTMS treatment in major NCD. Cortical thickness and folding of treatment target may serve as imaging markers to detect the responders. ChiCTR-IOR-16008191, registered on March 30, 2016.

Indexed as

Cognitive DysfunctionMajor Depressive DisorderAdultHumansPrefrontal CortexTranscranial Magnetic StimulationTreatment Outcomecortical thicknessdepressionneurocognitive disorderradiomicsrandomized controlled trialtranscranial magnetic stimulation

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PMID35912517
PMCPMC9704797
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