Researcher · Evidence Profile
Amit J. Shah
Amit J. Shah appears on 11 studies of vagus nerve stimulation catalogued in our evidence database, with a focus on PTSD, Addiction, Inflammation.
Conditions researched
Evidence-tier mix
The studies
11 studies · strongest evidence firstTranscutaneous cervical vagus nerve stimulation reduces behavioral and physiological manifestations of withdrawal in patients with opioid use disorder: A double-blind, randomized, sham-controlled pilot study
Gazi et al. · Brain Stimulation · 2022 · n = 21
RCTsAddictiontcVNSTranscutaneous Cervical Vagus Nerve Stimulation Inhibits the Reciprocal of the Pulse Transit Time's Responses to Traumatic Stress in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Gazi et al. · Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference · 2021
RCTsPTSDtcVNSTranscutaneous cervical vagal nerve stimulation reduces sympathetic responses to stress in posttraumatic stress disorder: A double-blind, randomized, sham controlled trial
Gurel et al. · Neurobiology of Stress · 2020 · n = 25
RCTsPTSDtcVNSTranscutaneous vagal nerve stimulation blocks stress-induced activation of Interleukin-6 and interferon-gamma in posttraumatic stress disorder: A double-blind, randomized, sham-controlled trial
Bremner et al. · Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health · 2020 · n = 25
RCTsPTSDtcVNSNon-invasive vagal nerve stimulation decreases brain activity during trauma scripts
Wittbrodt et al. · Brain Stimulation · 2020 · n = 19
RCTsPTSDtcVNSApplication of Noninvasive Vagal Nerve Stimulation to Stress-Related Psychiatric Disorders
Bremner et al. · Journal of personalized medicine · 2020
RCTsPTSDiVNSA pilot study of brain correlates of long-term treatment with transcutaneous vagal nerve stimulation in posttraumatic stress disorder
Bremner et al. · Journal of Affective Disorders Reports · 2026 · n = 11
controlled trialsPTSDtcVNSLeveraging Accelerometry as a Prognostic Indicator for Increase in Opioid Withdrawal Symptoms
Lambert et al. · Biosensors · 2022 · n = 23
controlled trialsAddictiontaVNSTranscutaneous Cervical Vagus Nerve Stimulation Reduces Respiratory Variability in the Context of Opioid Withdrawal
Gazi et al. · IEEE EMBS International Conference on Biomedical and Health Informatics · 2022 · n = 21
controlled trialsAddictiontcVNSTranscutaneous Cervical Vagal Nerve Stimulation in Patients with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): A Pilot Study of Effects on PTSD Symptoms and Interleukin-6 Response to Stress
Bremner et al. · Journal of Affective Disorders Reports · 2021 · n = 25
controlled trialsPTSDtcVNSQuantifying acute physiological biomarkers of transcutaneous cervical vagal nerve stimulation in the context of psychological stress
Gurel et al. · Brain Stimulation · 2019 · n = 24
controlled trialsStress & PerformancetcVNS