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Objective:To evaluate the effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on sleep quality in patients with post-stroke sleep disorder (PSSD).Methods:The clinical randomized controlled trials involving PSSD patients who received rTMS were retrieved from nine medical databases. After excluding duplicated references, screening for independent references and risk evaluation, the remaining references were input into RevMan5.4 software for meta-analysis.Results:Twelve eligible literatures were included in the final analysis. Meta-analysis results revealed that after rTMS intervention, there were significant differences in the following terms between the treatment and control groups (all P < 0.05): Pittsburgh sleep quality index score [MD = -2.60, 95% CI (-3.03, -2.17), P < 0.000 01]; sleep latency [MD = -9.69, 95% CI (- 16.87, - 2.50), P < 0.01], sleep efficiency [MD = 8.90, 95% CI (5.41, 12.39), P < 0.01], number of awakenings [MD = -1.15, 95% CI (- 2.26, - 0.04), P = 0.04], awakening duration [MD = -10.95, 95% CI (- 13.30, -8.61), P < 0.01], and rapid eye movement [MD = 4.54, 95% CI (2.24, 6.85), P < 0.01] in polysomnography; brain-derived neurotrophic factor score [MD = 5.29, 95% CI (2.47, 8.11), P = 0.0002]; clinical curative rate [ OR = 4.46, 95% CI (2.75, 7.23), P < 0.000 01]. Conclusion:rTMS can improve the sleep quality in patients with PSSD, which is worthy of clinical promotion.