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Table 1 The schedule of 15-day protocol of combination treatment of low-frequency rTMS and intensive OT (example for a patient admitted on Thursday).

From: A multi-center study on low-frequency rTMS combined with intensive occupational therapy for upper limb hemiparesis in post-stroke patients

 

Thursday

Friday-Saturday

Sunday

Monday-Saturday

Sunday

Monday-Wednesday

Thursday

Morning

Admission

Low-frequency rTMS

(20 min)

No treatment

Low-frequency rTMS

(20 min)

No treatment

Low-frequency rTMS

(20 min)

Post-treatment

evaluation

  

One-to-one training

(60 min)

 

One-to-one training

(60 min)

 

One-to-one training

(60 min)

 
  

Self-exercise

(60 min)

 

Self-exercise

(60 min)

 

Self-exercise

(60 min)

 

Afternoon

Pre-treatment evaluation

Low-frequency rTMS

(20 min)

 

Low-frequency rTMS

(20 min)

 

Low-frequency rTMS

(20 min)

Discharge

  

One-to-one training

(60 min)

 

One-to-one training

(60 min)

 

One-to-one training

(60 min)

 
  

Self-exercise

(60 min)

 

Self-exercise

(60 min)

 

Self-exercise

(60 min)

 
  1. Intensive OT consisted of one-to-one training and self-exercise was provided within 10 minutes after application of low-frequency rTMS to the non-lesional hemisphere.