Gallop Lucy, Westwood Samuel J, Hemmings Amelia, Lewis Yael, Campbell Iain C, Schmidt Ulrike
Centre for Research in Eating and Weight Disorders, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, De Crespigny Park, PO Box 59, London, SE5 8AF, UK.
Department of Psychology, School of Social Science, University of Westminster, London, W1W 6UW, UK.
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2025 Feb;34(2):403-422. doi: 10.1007/s00787-024-02475-x. Epub 2024 May 29.
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has demonstrated benefits in adults with psychiatric disorders, but its clinical utility in children and young people (CYP) is unclear. This PRISMA systematic review used published and ongoing studies to examine the effects of rTMS on disorder-specific symptoms, mood and neurocognition in CYP with psychiatric disorders. We searched Medline via PubMed, Embase, PsychINFO via OVID, and Clinicaltrials.gov up to July 2023. Eligible studies involved multiple-session (i.e., treatment) rTMS in CYP (≤ 25 years-old) with psychiatric disorders. Two independent raters assessed the eligibility of studies and extracted data using a custom-built form. Out of 78 eligible studies (participant N = 1389), the majority (k = 54; 69%) reported an improvement in at least one outcome measure of disorder-specific core symptoms. Some studies (k = 21) examined rTMS effects on mood or neurocognition,: findings were largely positive. Overall, rTMS was well-tolerated with minimal side-effects. Of 17 ongoing or recently completed studies, many are sham-controlled RCTs with better blinding techniques and a larger estimated participant enrolment. Findings provide encouraging evidence for rTMS-related improvements in disorder-specific symptoms in CYP with different psychiatric disorders. However, in terms of both mood (for conditions other than depression) and neurocognitive outcomes, evidence is limited. Importantly, rTMS is well-tolerated and safe. Ongoing studies appear to be of improved methodological quality; however, future studies should broaden outcome measures to more comprehensively assess the effects of rTMS and develop guidance on dosage (i.e., treatment regimens).
重复经颅磁刺激(rTMS)已被证明对患有精神疾病的成年人有益,但其在儿童和青少年(CYP)中的临床效用尚不清楚。本PRISMA系统评价利用已发表和正在进行的研究,来检验rTMS对患有精神疾病的CYP的特定疾病症状、情绪和神经认知的影响。我们检索了截至2023年7月的通过PubMed的Medline、通过OVID的Embase、PsychINFO以及Clinicaltrials.gov。符合条件的研究涉及对患有精神疾病的CYP(≤25岁)进行多疗程(即治疗)rTMS。两名独立评估人员评估研究的合格性,并使用定制表格提取数据。在78项符合条件的研究(参与者N = 1389)中,大多数(k = 54;69%)报告至少一项特定疾病核心症状的结局指标有所改善。一些研究(k = 21)考察了rTMS对情绪或神经认知的影响,结果大多是积极的。总体而言,rTMS耐受性良好,副作用最小。在17项正在进行或最近完成的研究中,许多是采用假刺激对照的随机对照试验,采用了更好的盲法技术,预计招募的参与者数量也更多。研究结果为rTMS改善患有不同精神疾病的CYP的特定疾病症状提供了令人鼓舞的证据。然而,在情绪(除抑郁症外的其他病症)和神经认知结局方面,证据有限。重要的是,rTMS耐受性良好且安全。正在进行的研究似乎在方法学质量上有所提高;然而,未来的研究应拓宽结局指标,以更全面地评估rTMS的效果,并制定剂量(即治疗方案)指南。
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