Table A2:
Included rTMS Versus ECT Studies: rTMS/ECT Parameters, End-of-Treatment Points, Response, and Remission Rates
| Response | Remission | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rTMS Parameters | ECT Parameters | End-of-Treatment Point (Wk) | rTMS Group | ECT Group | rTMS Group | ECT Group | ||||||||
| Study | Sessions, n | Frequency, Hz | Total Pulses | % rMT | Sessions, n | Events | Total | Events | Total | Events | Total | Events | Total | |
| Eranti et al, 200724 | 15 | 10 | 15,000 | 110 | 6.3 ± 2.5 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 22 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 22 |
| Rosa et al, 200643 | 20 | 10 | 50,000 | 100 | 10 ± 1.5 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 15 |
| Grunhaus et al, 200342 | 20 | 10 | 24,000 | 90 | 10.25 ± 3.1 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 20 |
| Total | 25 | 64 | 31 | 57 | 12 | 64 | 22 | 57 | ||||||
Abbreviations: ECT, electroconvulsive therapy; rMT, resting motor threshold; rTMS, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation.