Shu Zhou

Ms. Shu Zhou

Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

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19 July 2022 in Brain Sciences
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SZShu Zhou
Shu Zhou
YFYan Fang
Yan Fang
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a neuropsychiatric disorder, with 30–40% of OCD patients being unresponsive to adequate trials of anti-OCD drugs and cognitive behavior therapy. The aim of this paper is to investigate the efficacy of non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) on treating refractory OCD. With PubMed, Embase, PsycInfo, and Cochrane Library used on 15 February 2022, 24 randomized controlled trials involving 663 patients were included. According to this analysis, NIBS including repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), theta-burst stimulation (TBS), and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), had a moderate effect on the reduction of Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) scores (SMD = 0.54, 95% CI: 0.26–0.81; p < 0.01). In the subgroup analysis, rTMS seemed to produce a better therapeutic effect (SMD = 0.73, 95% CI: 0.38–1.08; p < 0.01). Moreover, excitatory (SMD = 1.13, 95% CI: 0.24–2.01; p = 0.01) and inhibitory (SMD = 0.81, 95% CI: 0.26–1.36; p < 0.01) stimulation of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) both alleviated OCD symptoms. In the secondary outcome of clinical response rates, NIBS treatment led to an increase in response rates (RR = 2.26, 95% CI: 1.57–3.25; p < 0.01).