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Table 2 rTMS parameters used in the included studies

From: A systematic review for the antidepressant effects of sleep deprivation with repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation

Study

Frequency (Hz)

Intensity (% of MT)

Sessions

Total pulses

Coil/position

Arm of sham rTMS (Yes or No)

Method of sham rTMS

Eichhammer 2002

10.0

80

4

4,000

Figure eight-shaped / Left DLPFC

Yes

Sham Coil

Kreuzer 2012

10.0

110

4

4,000

Figure eight-shaped / Left DLPFC

Yes

Sham Coil

Krstić 2014

1.0

110

10

3,000

Figure eight-shaped / Right DLPFC

Yes

Coil, Perpendicular to the Scalp

  1. Note: DLPFC represents the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex; Hz periods per second, MT motor threshold, NR no report of the method of sham rTMS in the article, and rTMS repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation