Table 1.
Summary of characteristics of included studies.
| References (country) | N (♂/♀) | Study design | - Diagnosis - Diagnostic criteria | Age: yrs (range) | Medication status | Type site; Frequency (intensity) | Total stimuli (stimuli/session); - Total days (sessions/day, Total sessions) | - Trains/ session - Train length- Intertrain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dardenne et al. (2018) (Belgium) | 10 (0/10) | Open-label | - MDD - DSM-IV | 73.9 (65–82) | Psychotro pic -allowed | HF-rTMS L-DLPFC; 20 Hz (110%) | 31200 (1560 pluses); 4 (5, 20) |
−39 s - 2 s - 12 s |
| Desbeaumes Jodoin et al. (2019) (Canada) | 19 (10/9)a | Open-label | -TRD (17 unipolar, 2 bipolar) - DSM-5 |
71.0 (60–89) | Psychotro pic -allowed | HF-rTMS L-DLPFC; 20 Hz (110%) | 60000–90000 (3000 pluses); 10–15 (2, 20–30) |
-150 s -5 s -25 s |
a
Data were extracted only focusing on older patients (≥60 years old) with depression.
DSM, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; HF, high frequency; L-DLPFC, left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex; MDD, major depressive disorder; N, number of patients; NR, not reported; NOS, newcastle-ottawa scale; rTMS, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation; TRD, treatment-resistant depression.
♂ = Male; ♀ = Female.