Meta-Analysis Data on rTMS Effects for Spinal Cord Injury Neuropathic Pain

A 2026 systematic review and meta-analysis by Qinghua Luo, aggregating results from 7 randomized controlled trials involving 159 patients. The dataset contains pooled statistical results evaluating the effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on neuropathic pain and emotional symptoms in spinal cord injury patients. It was published on figshare under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Re-analyzing pooled effect sizes for rTMS on neuropathic pain based on the reported standardized mean differences and confidence intervals.
• Investigating heterogeneity in treatment outcomes across studies based on the reported I² statistics.
• Comparing the efficacy of rTMS on pain versus comorbid emotional disorders like anxiety and depression as described in the results.

Strengths

• Includes data from 7 randomized controlled trials, a standard for clinical evidence.
• Reports specific statistical metrics: standardized mean differences, 95% confidence intervals, p-values, and I² for heterogeneity.
• Clear primary and secondary outcomes defined for pain, anxiety, and depressive symptoms.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is very small at 7.0 KB, indicating limited scope, likely containing only summary statistics.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Qinghua Luo.

Collection Method

Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials from five databases (PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Pedro).

Time Range

Literature search conducted up to April 13, 2025.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 04:13:28; freshness should be verified.