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Table 2 Response and remission rates in those studies, which reported both response and remission rates (n = 9)

From: Efficacy of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) adjunctive therapy for major depressive disorder (MDD) after two antidepressant treatment failures: meta-analysis of randomized sham-controlled trials

rTMS

No response

(n = 368)

Response (n = 183)

Total

(n = 551)

Response without remission

(n = 45)

Response with remission

(n = 138)

Active rTMS

187 (55.7%)

29 (8.6%)

120 (35.71%)

336 (100%)

Sham rTMS

181 (84.2%)

16 (7.44%)

18 (8.37%)

215 (100%)

RR

 

1.16 (95% CI 0.646–2.084)

4.27 (95% CI 2.68–6.79)

 

NNT

 

84.09 (95 CI 17.22–28.59)

3.66 (95% CI 2.97–4.76)

 
  1. Risk Ratio (RR) and Numbers Needed to Treat (NNT) were calculated to show the difference between the active and the sham rTMS group