Table 1.
Basic features of the included studies.
| Study | Country | Intervention category | Sample size (F/M) | Age (mean ± SD) | Intervention frequency | Intervention duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wong 2024 (22) | China | CON | 17 (8/9) | 68.1 + 5.8 | 50 min, 2–3 times/week | 5 weeks |
| CR | 17 (12/5) | 66.8 + 6.9 | 50 min, 2–3 times/week | 5 weeks | ||
| Pisano 2024 (23) | Italy | CON | 9 (6/3) | 71 ± 8.6 | 20 min, 5 times/week | 10 days |
| MCR | 8 (4/4) | 65.3 ± 8.5 | 20 min, 5 times/week | 10 days | ||
| Zhang 2023 (24) | China | MR | 32 (13/19) | 63.87 ± 5.60 | 40 min, 5 times/week | 8 weeks |
| CR | 32 (15/17) | 64.03 ± 5.28 | 50 min, 5 times/week | 8 weeks | ||
| Manenti 2018 (25) | Italy | CON | 11 (6/5) | 65.5 ± 6.4 | 50 min, 5 times/week | 2 weeks |
| CR | 11 (4/7) | 63.8 ± 7.1 | 50 min, 5 times/week | 2 weeks | ||
| Hu 2021 (26) | China | MR | 49 (19/30) | 63.68 ± 5.22 | 45 min, 5 times/week, 1 time/day | 12 weeks |
| CON | 49 (21/28) | 64.23 ± 4.78 | 45 min, 5 times/week, 1 time/day | 12 weeks | ||
| Luo 2019 (27) | China | CR | 43 (15/28) | 65.29 ± 2.50 | 30–45 min, once/week, 1 time/day | 30 days |
| CON | 47 (17/26) | 65.36 ± 2.41 | 20 min, once/day, 7 times/week | 30 days | ||
| Wang 2016 (28) | China | CON | 40 | 64.3 ± 5.45 | 20 min, once/day, 7 times/week | 2 weeks |
| CON | 40 | 65.4 ± 5.45 | 60 min, once/day, 7 times/week | 2 weeks | ||
| CR | 40 | 66.4 ± 6.45 | 20 min rTMS + 60 min EEG-BF, time/day, 7 times/week | 2 weeks |