TMS study characteristics
| Author | Year | Patients* | Frequency | Pulses | Intensity | Coil | Sessions | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Only active rTMS group; †maximal output device, ‡total of patients (sham and active); §twice a day. Coil: C, circular; F8, figure of eight. M1, primary motor cortex; MT, motor threshold; NA, not available; SMA, supplementary motor area. | ||||||||
| Mally34 | 1999 | 10 | 1 | 30§ | 0.2 MT | C | 10 | Vertex |
| Mally_17 | 1999 | 12 | 1 | 30 | 0.34 T | C | 10 | Vertex |
| Mally_27 | 1999 | 12 | 1 | 30 | 0.34 T | C | 14 | Vertex |
| Mally_37 | 1999 | 12 | 1 | 30 | 0.57 T | C | 10 | Vertex |
| Mally_47 | 1999 | 12 | 1 | 30 | 0.80 T | C | 14 | Vertex |
| Tergau35 | 1999 | 7 | 1, 5, 10, 20 | 1000 | 90% MT | C | 4 | NA |
| Siebner32 | 2000 | 10 | 5 | 2250 | 90% MT | F8 | 1 | M1 |
| Boylan31 | 2001 | 10 | 10 | 2000 | 110% MT | F8 | 1 | SMA |
| de Groot_18 | 2001 | 9 | 5 | 2250 | 90% MT | F8 | 1 | M1 |
| de Groot_28 | 2001 | 9 | 5 | 2250 | 90% MT | F8 | 1 | M1 |
| Shimamoto30 | 2001 | 9 | 0.2 | 60 | 700 V | C | 8 | Frontal |
| Dragasevic36 | 2002 | 10 | 0.5 | 200 | 110% MT | C | 10 | Prefrontal |
| Ikeguchi10 | 2003 | 10 | 0.2 | 60 | 70%† | C | 6 | Prefrontal |
| Khedr33 | 2003 | 19 | 5 | 2000 | 120% MT | F8 | 10 | M1 |
| Okabe29 | 2003 | 85‡ | 0.2 | 100 | 110% MT | C | 8 | Vertex |
| Fregni28 | 2004 | 21 | 15 | 3000 | 110% MT | F8 | 10 | Prefrontal |
| Lefaucheur_19 | 2004 | 12 | 0.5 | 600 | 80% MT | F8 | 1 | M1 |
| Lefaucheur_29 | 2004 | 12 | 10 | 2000 | 80% MT | F8 | 1 | M1 |