Table 3 Cognitive score and comparison at baseline and week 8 in 20 Hz and sham groups.

From: High-frequency neuronavigated rTMS effect on clinical symptoms and cognitive dysfunction: a pilot double-blind, randomized controlled study in Veterans with schizophrenia

 

Baseline (n = 56)

Week 8 (n = 41)

Group

Time

Group × time

Sham

20 Hz

Sham

20 Hz

F (p)

F (p)

F (p value)

Immediate memory

50.9 ± 10.5

52.0 ± 12.9

69.7 ± 21.4

82.1 ± 21.6

3.3 (0.077)

52.1 (<0.001)

6.3 (0.01)

Attention

63.1 ± 15.4

70.5 ± 13.3

66.8 ± 13.5

70.8 ± 16.4

3.4 (0.07)

4.5 (0.04)

0.03 (0.96)

Visuospatial/constructional

69.9 ± 15.5

72.2 ± 17.2

78.5 ± 13.3

82.1 ± 18.6

0.43 0.52

10.1 0.003

0.08 (0.8)

Delayed memory

64.2 ± 20.3

65.4 ± 20.1

86.0 ± 18.5

90.7 ± 21.1

0.35 (0.56)

70.4 (<0.001)

0.34 (0.57)

Language

74.4 ± 15.8

79.3 ± 15.2

85.8 ± 17.0

84.6 ± 9.5

0.28 (0.60)

7.0 (0.012)

1.59 (0.22)

RBANS total score

58.3 ± 12.1

61.5 ± 12.7

71.3 ± 14.8

78.1 ± 16.2

2.5 (0.13)

81.0 (<0.001)

2.6 (0.11)