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. 2017 Jan 13;18:17. doi: 10.1186/s13063-016-1764-8

Table 1.

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Clinical trial
Study period Pre-enrolment Inclusion and randomisation Trial period
rTMS treatment Follow-up phase
Clinical visits V1 information V2 (D − 3) V3 AD0
Start of rTMS treatment
V4
D7 (±2D)
After 5 sessions
V5
D14 (±2D)
After 10 sessions
V6
D21 (±2D)
After 15 sessions
V7
D28 (±2D)
After 20 sessions
V8
M1 (±7D)
V9
M3 (±7D)
V10
M6 (±7D)
Length of time compared to randomisation −21 to 42 days 0
Inclusion/exclusion criteria X X X X X X
Signed Consent Form X Verification
Medical history X
MRI X Target labelling
Concomitant treatments X X X X X X X X X X
Motor threshold titration X X X X X
Routine clinical examination X X X X X X X X X X
MADRS, CGI, BDI X X X X X X X X
SAS, SHAPS, MoCA, ERD, HARD X X X
MSM, TCI X
TMT MCST Verbal fluency X X X
FTT Prehensile motor strength Reaction times X X X
SF-36 X X X X X
Adverse events X X X X X X X X
Ancillary cortical excitability study
Biophysical measurements X X
Signed Consent Form X Verification

BDI Beck Depression Inventory, CGI Clinical Global Impression, ERD Echelle de Ralentissement Dépressif, FTT Finger Taping Test, HARD scale Humeur, Anxiété, Ralentissement, Danger, MADRS Montgomery and Adsberg Rating Scale, MCST Modified Card Sorting Test, MoCA Montreal Cognitive Assessment, MRI magnetic resonance imaging, MSM Maudsley Staging Model, rTMS repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, SAS Starkstein’s Apathy Scale, SF-36 Short-Form 36, SHAPS Snaith-Hamilton Pleasure Scale, TCI Temperament and Character Inventory, TMT Trail Making Test