Not admitted · Not a forecast
Rules 1.1.0 · as of 14 Sep 2026
Owen Scott Muir · Said 16 Mar 2025 · owen-1661
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“It may be that 30% powered iTBS is enough to have a treatment effect! That could be why there is no separation between these two groups, as both were effectively active. I have reasons to doubt this is the case.”
Author weighs whether the 30%-output sham in the knee osteoarthritis trial was itself active, which would explain the lack of separation from active fMRI-guided aiTBS; he doubts it while noting it is not impossible.
Descriptive, retrospective, or a statement of preference; no future state asserted.