• 1. Second School of Clinical Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510000, P. R. China;
  • 2. Department of Nursing, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510000, P. R. China;
  • 3. Department of Acupuncture and Rehabilitation, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510000, P. R. China;
  • 4. Depantment of Nursing, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510000, P. R. China;
YE Zengjie, Email: zengjieye@qq.com
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Objective To systematically review the efficacy of different stimulation modalities of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) combined with SSRI in improving depressed mood after stroke using network meta-analysis. Methods The PubMed, EMbase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, CNKI, VIP, CBM and WanFang Data databases were electronically searched to collect randomized controlled trials (RCTs) related to the objectives from inception to October 1, 2022. Two reviewers independently screened literature, extracted data and assessed the risk of bias of the included studies. Network meta-analysis was then performed by using R 4.2.1software. Results A total of 25 RCTs involving 2 152 patients were included. Four types of rTMS stimulation combined with SSRIs were included: high-frequency stimulation of the left dorsolateral prefrontal (l-DLPFC), low-frequency stimulation of l-DLPFC, low-frequency stimulation of the right dorsolateral prefrontal (r-DLPFC), and low-frequency stimulation of the bilateral DLPFC. The results of the network meta-analysis showed that the effect of combining four stimulation methods with SSRI in treating depression was better than that of SSRI alone (P<0.05). Probability sorting results showed that low-frequency stimulated bilateral DLPFC (88.9%) > low-frequency stimulated l-DLPFC (63.1%) > high-frequency stimulation l-DLPFC (57.1%) > low-frequency stimulation r-DLPFC (40.4%). There was no statistically significant difference in the incidence of adverse reactions between the four stimulation methods combined with SSRI and the use of SSRI alone (P>0.05). Conclusion  rTMS combined with SSRIs is better than SSRIs alone in improving depressed mood after stroke. Low-frequency rTMS stimulation of bilateral DLPFC may be the best. Meanwhile, the safety of different stimulation methods is good.

Citation: DONG Youming, XIAO Hui, LU Shilong, LIAO Muxi, YE Zengjie. Efficacy of different modalities of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation combined with SSRIs on post-stroke depressed patients: a network meta-analysis. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2023, 23(8): 887-893. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.202301007 Copy

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