Comparison 6. NIBS versus any control.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
6.1 Activities of daily living: persisting effects	4	92	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.35 [‐0.08, 0.77]
6.1.1 CBS	3	64	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.56 [0.04, 1.08]
6.1.2 FIM	1	28	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐0.09 [‐0.83, 0.65]
6.1.3 BI	0	0	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	Not estimable
6.2 Activities of daily living: immediate effects	8	160	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.61 [0.27, 0.94]
6.2.1 CBS	6	120	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.55 [0.17, 0.93]
6.2.2 FIM	1	28	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.43 [‐0.33, 1.18]
6.2.3 BI	1	12	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	2.59 [0.90, 4.29]
6.3 Neglect outcomes: persisting effects	5	102	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.77 [0.29, 1.24]
6.3.1 Target cancellation	4	75	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.44 [0.83, 2.05]
6.3.2 Line bisection	0	0	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	Not estimable
6.3.3 BIT behavioural subtest	1	27	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐0.28 [‐1.04, 0.48]
6.4 Neglect outcomes: immediate effects	13	244	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.75 [0.47, 1.04]
6.4.1 Target cancellation	10	174	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.72 [0.37, 1.06]
6.4.2 Line bisection	2	42	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	2.18 [1.37, 2.98]
6.4.3 BIT behavioural subtest	1	28	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐0.28 [‐1.02, 0.47]
6.5 Adverse events	0	0	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	Not estimable