Table 1 Extracted data items from each article
Category (# of items) | Data items | Description |
|---|---|---|
Study rationale (2) | Therapeutic application | Application, i.e., rehabilitation, mental disorder |
Main study goal | Purpose for combining VR and NIBS | |
Study design (3) | Study population | Description of the population in the study |
Experimental conditions | Description of experimental conditions in the study | |
Blinding approach | Blinding method used in the study | |
Experimental protocols (15) | VR protocol (6) | Type of VR system, description, viewpoint, duration, hardware, and software |
NIBS protocol (6) | Type of NIBS, subtype of NIBS, description, duration, intensity, and hardware | |
VR-NIBS protocol (3) | Temporal relation, duration, and number of sessions | |
Reported outcomes (3) | Evaluation methods | Methods to assess the obtained outcomes |
Main conclusions | Conclusions about the combined use of VR and NIBS | |
Reported limitations | Limitations reported in the study |