Table 2_Efficacy of transcranial magnetic stimulation for mild cognitive impairment: a sys

A systematic review and meta-analysis by Yongqiang Lin, published on figshare in 2026, synthesizes evidence from 11 randomized controlled trials involving 532 participants with mild cognitive impairment. It evaluates the pooled effect of transcranial magnetic stimulation on cognitive domains including global cognition, memory, and executive function. The analysis was conducted according to a PRISMA and PROSPERO-registered protocol.

Use Cases

• Evaluating the efficacy of rTMS on global cognition based on MMSE and MoCA scores
• Assessing the impact of rTMS on verbal memory based on AVLT delayed recall and recognition outcomes
• Analyzing improvements in attention and executive function based on Digit Span and Trail Making Test results
• Comparing treatment effects on naming ability and neuropsychiatric outcomes versus language fluency

Strengths

• Includes data from 11 randomized controlled trials with 532 total participants
• Reports specific effect sizes (e.g., MD = 2.35 for MMSE) with 95% confidence intervals
• Assesses risk of bias and certainty of evidence using established tools (RoB 1, PEDro, GRADE)

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 20.6 KB, indicating limited scope

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials identified from PubMed, CENTRAL, and Embase.

Time Range

Trials identified through November 10, 2025.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 04:17:14