Table 3.
Sample baseline demographic and clinical characteristics.
| Measure | Group | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active rTMS (n = 9) | Sham (n = 10) | ||
| Diagnosis (SCZ/SA) | 7/2 | 7/3 | ns |
| Age of SCZ diagnosis (years) | 23.89 ± 4.70 | 20.40 ± 2.07 | 0.05 |
| Atypical/typical/both AP | 6/0/3 | 8/2/0 | ns |
| Age (years) | 34.78 ± 10.35 | 29.10 ± 5.38 | 0.15 |
| Gender (M/F) | 9/0 | 9/1 | ns |
| Ethnicity (White/Black/Hispanic/Other/Mixed) | 5/3/1/0/0 | 4/3/0/1/2 | ns |
| Education (years) | 12.56 ± 2.60 | 12.35 ± 1.63 | 0.24 |
| WTAR IQ Score | 105.89 ± 9.25 | 105.20 ± 5.96 | 0.85 |
| PANSS positive | 13.78 ± 3.42 | 12.20 ± 3.58 | 0.34 |
| PANSS negative | 14.67 ± 4.61 | 13.60 ± 3.60 | 0.58 |
| PANSS general | 26.00 ± 5.70 | 24.10 ± 5.02 | 0.45 |
| PANSS total | 54.44 ± 10.01 | 49.90 ± 8.25 | 0.29 |
| CUD severity (moderate/severe) | 4/5 | 4/6 | ns |
| Grams per day | 0.64 ± 0.27 | 1.32 ± 1.94 | 0.31 |
| NarcoCheck® THC-COOH (ng/mL) | 385.53 ± 222.62 | 360.00 ± 214.48 | 0.80 |
| CUDIT-R (n = 6,6) | 16.17 ± 6.97 | 17.83 ± 5.12 | 0.65 |
| Joint-Years | 10.37 ± 7.83 | 6.59 ± 4.66 | 0.21 |
| Age of first cannabis use | 16.33 ± 2.78 | 15.90 ± 2.28 | 0.71 |
| Age of first regular cannabis use | 19.33 ± 2.96 | 17.20 ± 2.66 | 0.12 |
| Previous quit attempts | 1.67 ± 1.41 | 2.40 ± 3.89 | 0.60 |
| AUDIT (n = 5,6) | 3.60 ± 2.41 | 4.00 ± 2.37 | 0.79 |
| FTND | 2.56 ± 1.94 | 3.90 ± 3.28 | 0.30 |
| Carbon monoxide level (ppm_) | 11.56 ± 9.58 | 18.10 ± 13.30 | 0.24 |
| Neurocognitive Tasks edian (range) | |||
| Hopkins Verbal Learning Test | |||
| Delayed recall | 8 (2–10) | 7 (4–12) | 0.71 |
| Percent retention | 88.9 (50–133) | 87.5 (54.5–116.7) | 0.65 |
| Discrimination index | 10 (4–12) | 11 (6–12) | 0.14 |
| Spatial delayed response | |||
| 5 s delay | 19 (8–38) | 21 (13–48) | 0.81 |
| 15 s delay | 19 (10–62.3) | 22.5 (16.4–68) | 0.72 |
| 30 s delay | 25 (10–80) | 25 (19.6–83) | 0.49 |
| Digit Span task | |||
| Forward | 10 (7–16) | 10 (4–13) | 0.87 |
| Backward | 7 (4–10) | 6 (3–9) | 0.65 |
| Continuous Performance Test | |||
| Variability | 13.26 (3.18–33.52) | 17.57 (4.36–53.05) | 0.84 |
| Hit rate | 407.47 (345.66–520.63) | 372.12 (310.4–431.88) | 0.08 |
| Attentional index (d’) | 1.52 (−2.48–4.27) | 0.56 (−3.46–0.93) | 0.08 |
| Kirby Delay-Discounting Task | |||
| Natural logarithm of Geometric K | −3.67 (−4.19–−3.06) | −2.90 (−6.44–−1.62) | 0.36 |
| Tower of London | |||
| Total correct | 82 (78–132) | 88 (80–98) | 0.56 |
| Problem solving time | 100 (92–104) | 95 (76–100) | 0.88 |
| Total moves | 87 (78–118) | 87 (70–96) | 0.38 |
| Initiation | 99 (92–102) | 99 (96–110) | 0.88 |