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Conventional transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) protocols targeting only the motor cortex may not fully address these complex deficits. A dual-site TMS protocol targeting the sensorimotor network could be more effective.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods and analysis<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This three-arm, double-blind, randomised controlled trial will recruit 72 participants with PD. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive sensorimotor cortical paired associative TMS (sm-PAS) followed by exercise, single-site motor cortex TMS followed by exercise or sham TMS followed by exercise. All participants will complete a 2-week intervention with five sessions per week. The sm-PAS protocol delivers paired stimuli to the supplementary motor area and the temporoparietal junction with an individualised interstimulus interval. The primary outcome is balance and gait measured by the Mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test. Secondary outcomes include motor symptoms, quality of life and mechanistic measures. The latter include cortical excitability measured by paired-pulse TMS and cortical activation measured by functional near-infrared spectroscopy. Assessments will be conducted at baseline, after 1 and 2\u2009weeks of intervention and at 1\u2009month follow-up. The primary estimate is the between-group difference in the change of Mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test scores from baseline to Week 2, comparing sm-PAS group with both sham TMS and single-site motor cortex TMS groups. 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