Table 3 Effects of non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) + intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) waveform on subtests of the Jebsen-Taylor test (JTT)
|  | Sham NIBS (N = 12) | Real NIBS (N = 12) | p value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baseline (Mean ± SD) | Post (Mean ± SD) | Change in % (Mean ± SD) | Baseline (Mean ± SD) | Post (Mean ± SD) | Change in % (Mean ± SD) | ||
Writing | 40.10 ± 9.01 | 38.61 ± 9.50 | − 3.52 ± 9.82 | 41.31 ± 7.17 | 37.15 ± 9.14 | − 9.40 ± 17.37 | 0.362 |
Turning cards | 20.81 ± 15.35 | 19.59 ± 15.68 | − 6.62 ± 12.87 | 28.11 ± 17.74 | 24.99 ± 16.53 | − 8.13 ± 26.81 | 0.907 |
Picking up small objects | 28.51 ± 12.31 | 25.96 ± 14.25 | − 10.48 ± 15.73 | 31.34 ± 14.62 | 28.01 ± 15.26 | − 10.27 ± 20.50 | 0.814 |
Picking up beans | 29.17 ± 14.62 | 27.29 ± 14.38 | − 3.84 ± 21.21 | 32.40 ± 13.13 | 27.33 ± 12.91 | − 14.28 ± 21.00 | 0.238 |
Stacking checkers | 22.37 ± 17.33 | 24.56 ± 18.22 | 18.79 ± 54.02 | 25.89 ± 20.04 | 22.51 ± 18.27 | − 1.44 ± 37.14 | 0.254 |
Lifting light cans | 20.21 ± 15.86 | 19.75 ± 15.92 | − 2.10 ± 10.73 | 25.01 ± 17.81 | 18.64 ± 14.96* | − 19.22 ± 25.70 | 0.034 |
Lifting heavy cans | 18.73 ± 16.03 | 18.66 ± 16.06 | 0.64 ± 15.42 | 25.64 ± 17.54 | 19.32 ± 16.04* | − 20.09 ± 26.02 | 0.027 |