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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Psychiatry
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) requires novel therapeutic approaches.
  • Fear extinction is a key mechanism for PTSD treatment.
  • Combining trauma script exposure with rTMS aims to enhance fear extinction.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the efficacy and safety of 10 Hz rTMS on the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex during trauma script exposure in PTSD patients.
  • To compare high-frequency (HF) rTMS with low-frequency (LF) rTMS in conjunction with exposure therapy.

Main Methods:

  • A single-center randomized controlled trial (NCT02584894) involving 38 PTSD patients.
  • Participants received eight daily sessions of either 110% HF 10 Hz rTMS or 70% LF 1 Hz rTMS, paired with trauma script exposure.
  • PTSD, depression, and anxiety severity were assessed pre- and post-treatment (one and three months) using the Clinician Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS).

Main Results:

  • Both 110% HF rTMS and 70% LF rTMS groups showed reductions in CAPS scores (51% and 36.9%, respectively) from baseline to three months.
  • No statistically significant difference in clinical improvement or remission rates was observed between the HF and LF rTMS groups.
  • One serious adverse event (psychogenic nonepileptic seizure) was reported.

Conclusions:

  • The study found no significant difference in clinical improvement between high-frequency and low-frequency rTMS when combined with trauma script exposure.
  • Findings suggest the exposure procedure may be crucial, and larger sample sizes are needed for definitive conclusions.
  • Further research is warranted to optimize rTMS parameters and exposure protocols for PTSD treatment.