Meta-Analysis of TMS Efficacy for Mild Cognitive Impairment

Eleven randomized controlled trials (532 participants) evaluating transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) for mild cognitive impairment (MCI). The dataset likely contains pooled effect sizes, confidence intervals, and methodological quality assessments for cognitive outcomes, synthesized from a systematic review registered with PROSPERO. The file was uploaded by Yongqiang Lin in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing pooled effect sizes for global cognition based on MMSE and MoCA scores mentioned in the description
• Comparing treatment efficacy across different cognitive domains (e.g., memory, executive function) based on the outcome categories described
• Assessing methodological quality and risk of bias in RCTs based on the reported use of RoB 1, PEDro, and GRADE tools
• Evaluating the consistency of evidence for specific outcomes like verbal memory (AVLT) or attention (Digit Span, TMT)

Strengths

• Includes results from 11 RCTs with 532 participants, providing a quantitative synthesis.
• Reports specific effect measures (mean differences, standardized mean differences) with 95% confidence intervals for multiple cognitive domains.
• Follows a registered protocol (CRD420251274531) and PRISMA guidelines, suggesting a structured methodology.

Limitations

• The dataset is 20.4 KB, indicating a very limited scope likely focused on summary statistics rather than raw trial data.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale analysis.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Systematic review and meta-analysis of RCTs identified from PubMed, CENTRAL, and Embase.

Time Range

Literature search through November 10, 2025.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 04:17:12; freshness should be verified.