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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of included studies

From: Non-invasive brain stimulation for borderline personality disorder: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Study

Intervention

Age, years

(Mean, SD)

Sex (% male)

Education (years)

(Mean, SD)

BIS-11

(Mean, SD)

HAM-A

(Mean, SD)

CGI-BPD

(Mean, SD)

Depression

(Mean, SD)

BPD Severity

(Mean, SD)

HAM-D

MADRS

BDI

BEST

ZAN-BPD

BPDSI

Reyes-Lopez 2018

TMS 1 Hz

30.9 ± 7.6

8%

N/A

70.2 ± 12.0

20.2 ± 6.8

41.1 ± 4.7

N/A

N/A

30.9 ± 15.6

41 ± 14.5

N/A

TMS 5 Hz

29.6 ± 7.8

7%

73.1 ± 14.2

15.5 ± 6.4

40.2 ± 6

31.9 ± 14.6

42.8 ± 9.7

Calderon-Moctezuma 2021

TMS 5 Hz

24 ± 6.29

28.57%

15.43 ± 5.28

61.43 ± 19

23.71 ± 7.76

40.29 ± 9.75

27 ± 9.34

N/A

44.43 ± 13.07

N/A

Sham

28.14 ± 8.31

42.85%

15.29 ± 1.97

64.29 ± 13.07

23.71 ± 4.92

36.71 ± 12.78

25.86 ± 7.05

37.71 ± 8.95

Feffer 2021

TMS 20 Hz

33.9 ± 9.8

All female

16 ± 2.7

67.1 ± 5.8

N/A

23.1 ± 2.6

N/A

16.3 ± 3.1

N/A

Sham

29.8 ± 15.4

All female

14.3 ± 3.0

68.0 ± 7.3

23.0 ± 3.7

17.8 ± 3.3

Cailhol 2014

TMS 10 Hz

   

N/A

16.4 ± 7.2

N/A

19.9 ± 6.6

Sham

   

18.7 ± 14.8

24.06 ± 11.3

Lisoni 2020

tDCS 2 mA

38 ± 10.9

7 (46.7%)

12.6 ± 3.8

76 ± 14.34

25.60 ± 5.96

N/A

16.66 ± 4.27

N/A

Sham

42.6 ± 13.6

5 (33.3%)

11.8 ± 11.8

72.33 + 9.67

19.66 + 6.49

14.26 ± 4.89

  1. Abbreviations MD, Mean Difference; SD, Standard Deviation; BIS-11, Barratt Impulsiveness Scale; HAM-A, Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale; CGI-BPD, Clinical Global Impressions Scale for Borderline Personality Disorder; BIS-11, Barratt Impulsiveness Scale; HAM-D, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale; MADRS, Montgomery-Ã…sberg Depression Rating Scale; BDI, Beck Depression Inventory; BEST, Borderline Evaluation of Severity Over Time; ZAN-BPD, Zanarini Rating Scale for Borderline Personality Disorder; BPDSI, Borderline Personality Disorder Severity Index