Table 2.
Descriptive statistical overview of symptoms of depression and fatigue, cognitive performance and the degree of disability at baseline and at the end of the study, separately for the rTMS and for the sham condition.
| Baseline | Study End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rTMS | Sham | I rTMS | Sham | |
| N | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | |
| Depression | 28.72 (2.72) | 28.94 (2.97) | 23.17 (2.92) | 25.86 (4.06) |
| Fatigue | 6.17 (0.75) | 6.29 (0.59) | 5.75 (0.97) | 6.26 (0.62) |
| Cognitive performance | 24.22 (1.80) | 24.88 (1.58) | 26.00 (1.78) | 25.70 (1.80) |
| Median (range) | Median (range) | Median (range) | Median (range) | |
| Disability 1 | 4.75 (2.00–6.50) | 3.50 (2.50–6.00) | 3.50 (2.00–5.50) | 3.50 (3.00–5.50) |
Notes: 1 EDSS (Expanded Disability Status Scale) scores, an ANOVA was also computed, while scores are reported as medians and ranges.