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SynthesisReviews in the neurosciences2024

Theta burst stimulation for enhancing upper extremity motor functions after stroke: a systematic review of clinical and mechanistic evidence.

Jack Jiaqi Zhang, Youxin Sui, Alexander T Sack, Zhongfei Bai, Patrick W H Kwong, Dalinda Isabel Sanchez Vidana, Li Xiong, Kenneth N K Fong

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In one paragraph

Synthesis in Reviews in the neurosciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07073248 (Neuroplastic Changes and Effects of Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation), which is not on this map. Cited by 10 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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10citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07073248 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Neuroplastic Changes and Effects of Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation (iTBS) on Motor Recovery of Upper and Lower Extremity in Chronic Stroke Patients

TypeinterventionalSponsorDanderyd HospitalRan2025 to 2030Enrolled48ConditionsStroke, Hemiplegia, Hemiparesis After Stroke, Hand FunctionalityArmsIntermittent Theta Burst Stimulation, Sham Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Effectiveness of intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) on Post-Stroke motor dysfunction: A Meta-Analysis of randomized controlled trials.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Jack Jiaqi ZhangDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences, 26680 The Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hong Kong SAR, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4656-1909
Youxin SuiDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences, 26680 The Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hong Kong SAR, China.
Alexander T SackDepartment of Cognitive Neuroscience, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Zhongfei BaiShanghai YangZhi Rehabilitation Hospital (Shanghai Sunshine Rehabilitation Centre), School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Patrick W H KwongDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences, 26680 The Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hong Kong SAR, China.
Dalinda Isabel Sanchez VidanaDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences, 26680 The Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hong Kong SAR, China.
Li XiongClinical Trials Centre, 26469 The Eighth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University , Shenzhen, China.
Kenneth N K FongDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences, 26680 The Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hong Kong SAR, China.
Hong Kong Polytechnic University · HKMaastricht University · NLShanghai Sunshine Rehabilitation Center · CNSun Yat-sen University · CN

Funding

Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality 23Y11900600Shanghai Hospital Development Center SHDC12023618The Hong Kong Polytechnic University P0048866
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This systematic review aimed to evaluate the effects of different theta burst stimulation (TBS) protocols on improving upper extremity motor functions in patients with stroke, their associated modulators of efficacy, and the underlying neural mechanisms. We conducted a meta-analytic review of 29 controlled trials published from January 1, 2000, to August 29, 2023, which investigated the effects of TBS on upper extremity motor, neurophysiological, and neuroimaging outcomes in poststroke patients. TBS significantly improved upper extremity motor impairment (Hedge's

Indexed as

StrokeStroke RehabilitationTranscranial Magnetic StimulationUpper ExtremityHumansMotor CortexRecovery of FunctionTheta Rhythmcortical excitabilityneuroplasticitystroketheta burst stimulationupper extremity

Identifiers

PMID38671584
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