04 December 2021: Clinical Research
A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation as Stand-Alone Treatment for Post-Stroke Aphasia: Effects on Language and Verbal Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)
Jane B. Allendorfer 1BCDEF* , Rodolphe Nenert 1BCDE , Jennifer Vannest 2ABCDE , Jerzy P. Szaflarski 13ABCDEFGDOI: 10.12659/MSM.934818
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e934818
Table 1 Baseline data of stroke participants who completed the overt fMRI language tasks for the first 2 time points and were included in the analyses (N=24). Based on the randomization procedure, the subjects received variable number of sham and active iTBS treatment (Tx) weeks.
| Participant | TT | Handedness | Sex | Age at scan | YSS | fMRI sessions | iTBS Tx weeks | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PART002 | 33 | Right | M | 64.6 | 14 | 3 | 0 | Tx0 |
| PART012 | 21 | Right | F | 23.8 | 2.3 | 2 | 0 | Tx0 |
| PART019 | 34 | Right | F | 43.6 | 2.2 | 3 | 0 | Tx0 |
| PART023 | 9 | Right | M | 54.6 | 3.7 | 3 | 0 | Tx0 |
| PART024 | 41 | Left | M | 44.1 | 3.3 | 3 | 0 | Tx0 |
| PART036 | 32 | Right | M | 63 | 2.2 | 3 | 0 | Tx0 |
| PART001 | 28 | Right | F | 79 | 3.4 | 3 | 1 | Tx123 |
| PART010 | 34 | Right | M | 43.1 | 1.3 | 3 | 1 | Tx123 |
| PART013 | 10 | Right | F | 66.6 | 2.2 | 3 | 1 | Tx123 |
| PART021 | 9 | Right | M | 46.4 | 1.7 | 2 | 1 | Tx123 |
| PART030 | 31 | Right | M | 84.7 | 1.3 | 2 | 1 | Tx123 |
| PART034 | 12 | Right | M | 47.3 | 0.9 | 3 | 1 | Tx123 |
| PART003 | 12 | Right | F | 57.8 | 13 | 3 | 2 | Tx123 |
| PART008 | 9 | Right | M | 57 | 2.1 | 3 | 2 | Tx123 |
| PART022 | 23 | Right | M | 53.3 | 1.2 | 3 | 2 | Tx123 |
| PART027 | 24 | Right | M | 67.4 | 12.7 | 2 | 2 | Tx123 |
| PART033 | 27 | Right | M | 54 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Tx123 |
| PART035 | 4 | Right | M | 46.2 | 1.2 | 3 | 2 | Tx123 |
| PART006 | 6 | Right | M | 49.6 | 2.9 | 3 | 3 | Tx123 |
| PART009 | 21 | Right | M | 50.7 | 1.1 | 3 | 3 | Tx123 |
| PART011 | 6 | Right | F | 74 | 1.65 | 2 | 3 | Tx123 |
| PART014 | 39 | Left | F | 61.8 | 4.4 | 3 | 3 | Tx123 |
| PART020 | 33 | Right | M | 62.1 | 2.7 | 3 | 3 | Tx123 |
| PART032 | 39 | Right | F | 57.2 | 1.1 | 3 | 3 | Tx123 |
| TT – Token Test score; YSS – years since left hemisphere ischemic stroke. | ||||||||