| RCT | Randomized Controlled Trial |
| PRISMA | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses |
| PROSPERO | Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews |
| EWGSOP | European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People |
| RoB-2 | Cochrane Risk-of-Bias tool version 2.0 |
| TIDieR | Template for Intervention Description and Replication |
| MD | Mean differences |
| SMD | Standardized mean differences |
| MMSE | Mini-Mental State Examination |