Dosage consideration for transcranial direct current stimulation in post-stroke dysphagia: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This systematic review and network meta-analysis sought to determine the efficacy of different intensities of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in patients with dysphagia after stroke to improve swallowing function.

Methods

Randomized-controlled trials (RCTs) of tDCS in post-stroke dysphagia were searched from Pubmed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Chinese Biomedical Literature Service System (SinoMed), Wanfang database, and Chinese Scientific Journals Database (VIP) from databases' inception to June 22, 2022. Article screening, data extraction, and article quality evaluation were completed by 2 independent researchers. Network meta-analysis was performed using Stata.

Results

A final tot

SUBMITTER: Xie J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9902951 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature