Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for the Treatment of Major Depression: A retrospective outcome study comparing the effectiveness of rTMS therapy provided 3 treatments per week versus 5 treatments per week in a private practice setting | Zendy

Randy I. Pardell | Zendy; Jennifer Gambuti | Zendy; Connor Pardell | Zendy

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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for the Treatment of Major Depression: A retrospective outcome study comparing the effectiveness of rTMS therapy provided 3 treatments per week versus 5 treatments per week in a private practice setting

Author(s) -

Randy I. Pardell,

Jennifer Gambuti,

Connor Pardell

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

brain stimulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.685

H-Index - 81

eISSN - 1935-861X

pISSN - 1876-4754

DOI - 10.1016/j.brs.2020.06.060

Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , retrospective cohort study , depression (economics) , bonferroni correction , treatment resistant depression , major depressive disorder , physical therapy , statistics , mathematics , amygdala , economics , macroeconomics

Background: We performed a retrospective chart review to analyze patient outcomes in the treatment of Major Depression (MD) comparing 3 treatments per week versus 5 treatments per week rTMS protocols to determine if treatment frequency impacted upon efficacy. Methods: 131 patients suffering with a MD received Neurostar TMS Therapy at our center. 23 patients received 3 treatments per week and 108 patients received treatments 5 days per week. A retrospective chart review was undertaken focusing on PHQ 9 (primary variable) and QIDS-SR (secondary variable) for Response (50% reduction from baseline) and Remission (PHQ 9< 5, QIDS-SR < 6) rates for both treatment frequencies. Results:

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