Safety and effectiveness of non-invasive brain stimulation on mobility and balance function in children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Table 3 PEDro scores of included studies

Intervention type	Study name	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Q5	Q6	Q7	Q8	Q9	Q10	Q11	Total Score
tDCS	Grecco et al.,2015	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	7
	Fajardo et al.,2022	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	YES	YES	NO	NO	YES	4
	Grecco et al.,2014a	YES	YES	YES	YES	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	8
	Elsadany et al.,2019	YES	YES	NO	YES	NO	NO	NO	YES	NO	YES	YES	5
	Radwan et al.,2023	YES	YES	NO	YES	NO	NO	NO	YES	NO	YES	YES	5
	Grecco et al.,2017	YES	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO	YES	NO	NO	YES	YES	5
	Duarte et al.,2014	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	NO	YES	YES	NO	YES	YES	8
	Lazzari et al.,2017	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	NO	YES	YES	NO	YES	YES	6
	Grecco et al.,2014b	YES	YES	NO	YES	YES	NO	YES	YES	NO	YES	YES	7
	Lazzari et al.,2015	YES	YES	YES	NO	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	YES	YES	4
	Grecco et al.,2023	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	9
	Valle et al.,2007	YES	NO	NO	YES	YES	NO	YES	YES	NO	YES	YES	6
	Dadashi et al.,2019	NO	YES	NO	NO	YES	NO	YES	YES	NO	NO	YES	5
rTMS	Marzbani et al.,2018	YES	YES	NO	NO	YES	NO	YES	YES	NO	YES	YES	6
	Mahgoub et al.,2021	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	NO	YES	YES	NO	YES	YES	8
	He et al.,2024	YES	YES	NO	YES	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	7

tDCS: Transcranial direct current stimulation; rTMS Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation; PEDroPhysiotherapy Evidence Database; Q Question

ISSN: 1743-0003