| Autor: |
Jie Zhou, Ying Wang, Xi Luo, Paul B. Fitzgerald, Robin F.H. Cash, Bernadette M. Fitzgibbon, Xianwei Che |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2024 |
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| Zdroj: |
Brain Stimulation, Vol 17, Iss 4, Pp 928-937 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1935-861X |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.brs.2024.07.011 |
| Popis: |
Background: Our previous study synthesized the analgesic effects of repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) over the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) trials up to 2019. There has been a significant increase in pain trials in the past few years, along with methodological variabilities such as sample size, stimulation intensity, and rTMS paradigms. Objectives/Methods: This study therefore updated the effects of DLPFC-rTMS on chronic pain and quantified the impact of methodological differences across studies. Results: A total of 36 studies were included. Among them, 26 studies were clinical trials (update = 9, 307/711 patients), and 10 (update = 1, 34/249 participants) were provoked pain studies. The updated meta-analysis does not support an effect on neuropathic pain after including the additional trials (pshort-term = 0.20, pmid-term = 0.50). However, there is medium-to-large analgesic effect in migraine trials extending up to six weeks follow-up (SMDmid-term = −0.80, SMDlong-term = −0.51), that was not previously reported. Methodological differences wthine the studies were considered. DLPFC-rTMS also induces potential improvement in the emotional aspects of pain (SMDshort-term = −0.28). Conclusions: The updated systematic meta-analysis continues to support analgesic effects for chronic pain overall. However, the updated results no longer support DLPFC-rTMS for pain relief in neuropathic pain, and do supports DLPFC-rTMS in the management of migraine. There is also evidence for DLPFC-rTMS to improve emotional aspects of pain. |
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