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Trial reportNeuromodulation : journal of the International Neuromodulation Society2021

Cortical Thickness in the Right Anterior Cingulate Cortex Relates to Clinical Response to Left Prefrontal Accelerated Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation: An Exploratory Study.

Chris Baeken, Vince van Beek, Marie-Anne Vanderhasselt, Romain Duprat, Debby Klooster

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Trial report in Neuromodulation : journal of the International Neuromodulation Society, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01832805 (The Effects of Thetaburst Stimulation in Treatment Resistant Unipolar Depressed Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 12 papers.

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NCT01832805 nacompletednot on this map

The Effects of Thetaburst Stimulation in Treatment Resistant Unipolar Depressed Patients

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity GhentRan2013 to 2015Enrolled40ConditionsUnipolar Major DepressionArmsTheta burst stimulation.
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Chris BaekenGhent Experimental Psychiatry Laboratory, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9885-3041
Vince van BeekFaculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences (FHML), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Marie-Anne VanderhasseltGhent Experimental Psychiatry Laboratory, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4045-1055
Romain DupratDepartment of Psychiatry, Center for the Neuromodulation of Depression and Stress, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Debby KloosterGhent Experimental Psychiatry Laboratory, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9850-9192

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesAccelerated intermittent theta burst stimulation (aiTBS) is a promising treatment option for depressed patients. However, there is a large interindividual variability in clinical effectiveness and individual biomarkers to guide treatment outcome are needed. MATERIALS AND

methodsHere, the relation between cortical thickness and clinical response (17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale) was studied using anatomical MRI data of 50 depressed patients who were included in a randomized, sham-controlled, double-blinded, cross-over aiTBS design (NCT01832805).

resultsBaseline cortical thickness in the right caudal part of the anterior cingulate cortex (cACC) was significantly correlated with direct clinical responses in the subgroup who received active aiTBS during the first stimulation week. No correlations were found between baseline cortical thickness and delayed clinical effectiveness. In this particular region, longitudinal changes in cortical thickness were significantly correlated with clinical effectiveness. Furthermore, direct changes in cortical thickness in the right cACC showed predictive potential of delayed clinical responses.

conclusionCortical thickness within the right cACC might be an important biomarker to predict clinical responses to aiTBS. Additional studies are warranted to substantiate the specific biomarker potential of these parts of the ACC.

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Gyrus CinguliTranscranial Magnetic StimulationCross-Over StudiesDouble-Blind MethodHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingPrefrontal Cortexbiological markersBrain stimulation/TMS/DBS/VNSdepressionneuroimagingneurostimulation

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PMID33788975
PMCPMC8360012

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