Nyfeller 2019.

Study characteristics
Methods	RCT Setting: Switzerland, neurorehabilitation centre
Participants	60 patients with a first, right hemispheric stroke participated in the study Age, years: sham = 70.6 ± 11.44, 8cTBS = 67.8 ± 10.13, 16cTBS = 74.3 ± 10.23 Sex (men/women): sham = 7/3, 8cTBS = 5/5, 16cTBS = 6/4 Time post stroke, days: sham = 25.8 ± 11.26, 8cTBS = 26.8 ± 20.89, 16cTBS = 22.9 ± 10.34
Interventions	In brief, the cTBS protocol comprised 801 pulses, delivered in a continuous train of 267 bursts. Each burst consisted of 3 pulses at 30 Hz, repeated at 6 Hz. Duration of 1 single cTBS train was therefore 44 seconds In the 16cTBS group, the same daily protocol was repeated 4 times, i.e. 16 cTBS trains were applied over 4 days In the 8cTBS group, 8 cTBS trains were applied over 2 days. Four cTBS trains were applied on Day 1 (2 cTBS trains with an interval of 15 minutes, third and fourth cTBS trains 60 and 75 minutes after the first one, respectively (Cazzoli et al, 2012), and 4 cTBS trains on Day 2 ‐ same time intervals as for Day 1, repeated after 24 hours) Sham stimulation was applied with the same 8cTBS protocol as described above, except for use of a sham coil
Outcomes	CBS Fluff test Two‐Part‐Picture test Bird cancellation task Assessed pre‐intervention, post intervention, and 3 months post intervention
Notes	We entered this study as Nyfeller 2019 8c TBS and Nyfeller 2019 16c TBS and spilt the control group across entries
Risk of bias
Bias	Authors' judgement	Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias)	Low risk	The randomisation procedure was carried out by a blinded collaborator (TP), using a computerised block randomisation protocol to ensure equal group sizes (https://www.random.org/ integer‐sets)
Allocation concealment (selection bias)	Low risk	Treatment allocation was concealed from trained observers
Blinding of participants	Low risk	“Double‐blind”
Blinding of personnel	Unclear risk	Unclear
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes	Unclear risk	CBS was completed by rehabilitation nurses taking care of patients on a daily basis, who were blind with respect to the experimental protocol, and who observed patients performing different ADL. Unknown whether blinding was successful
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes	Unclear risk	3 dropped out at T2, unclear from which group though
Selective reporting (reporting bias)	Low risk	Outcomes reported equally
Other bias	Low risk	Nothing obvious