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Table 5 Craving assessment using the brief substance craving scale (BSCS) for opiates other than heroin both pre-TMS and post-TMS in both real and sham TMS-receiving patient groups

From: The role of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in reduction of opioid craving: a single-blinded randomized sham-controlled clinical trial

BSCS		Sham vs real rTMS
BSCS		Real	Sham	T test (t)	P value
Pre	Range	7–17	9–17	−0.441	0.669
Pre	Mean±SD	12.571±3.155	13.400±3.286	−0.441	0.669
Post	Range	3–5	4–11	−2.385	0.044*
Post	Mean±SD	3.667±0.816	6.750±3.096	−2.385	0.044*
Differences	Mean ±SD	9.000±2.966	6.250±4.349
Paired test	P value	0.001*	0.064

N number, % percentage, X² chi square, *significant, SD standard deviation

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