- Original publication: EUnetHTA Joint Action 3 WP4. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for Treatment-resistant major depression. Project ID: WP4-ACB-CA-5. Version 4, 30 March 2017. Available from: http://www.eunethta.eu/outputs/ca-ja3-wp4-repetitive-transcranial-magnetic-stimulationtreatment-resistant-major-depression.
- This KCE has read for you was edited by Nancy Thiry, Sabine Stordeur and Chris De Laet
- Published on 31 October 2017
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KEY MESSAGES OF THE ORIGINAL PUBLICATION
- Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is generally safe and well-tolerated
- Compared with sham intervention, rTMS has a small short-term effect for improving depression (< 6 months; very low to low quality of evidence). This effect cannot be assessed in the long-term (follow-up data limited to 1-6 months) .
- Insufficient evidence hampers to prove if rTMS is as effective and safe as electro-convulsive therapy (ECT)
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