SYSTEMATIC REVIEW article
Front. Neurol.
Sec. Neurorehabilitation
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fneur.2025.1586734
This article is part of the Research TopicNew methods in neurorehabilitationView all articles
Effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation with different stimulation parameters on post-stroke dysphagia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Provisionally accepted
- 1赣南医学院, 江西省, China
- 2Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Jiangxi, Nanchang, China
- 3The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
- 4Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
- 5Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province, China
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Background: Previous studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in treating post-stroke dysphagia (PSD).However, consensus on optimal clinical protocols for rTMS remains unclear. This study systematically evaluated the efficacy and safety of rTMS with different stimulation parameters in the treatment of PSD to provide evidence-based recommendations for clinical practice. Methods: Following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines, related randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were searched across five databases (PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Cochrane Library, MEDLINE) up to November 2024. Two reviewers independently screened studies, extracted data, and assessed quality using RevMan 5.40.Heterogeneity was evaluated via I 2 values, with fixed/random effects models applied accordingly. Results: A total of 18 RCTs with 835 PSD patients were included in this
Keywords: Stroke, dysphagia, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, Meta-analysis, randomized controlled trial
Received: 03 Mar 2025; Accepted: 08 May 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Peng, Gong, Xiao, Chen, Li, Chen, Wang and Luo. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Jie Chen, Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
Mao-yuan Wang, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province, China
Yun Luo, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province, China
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