Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation reduces pain and fatigue in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a randomised, double-blind, sham-controlled pilot trial
Aranow C, Atish-Fregoso Y, Lesser M, Mackay M, Anderson E, Chavan S, Zanos TP, Datta-Chaudhuri T, Bouton C, Tracey KJ, et al.
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases · 2021
Key finding
taVNS and SS were well tolerated.
- Condition
- Pain
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Randomised Controlled Trial
- Participants
- —
Cite this study
Aranow, C., Atish-Fregoso, Y., Lesser, M., Mackay, M., Anderson, E., Chavan, S., Zanos, T. P., Datta-Chaudhuri, T., Bouton, C., Tracey, K. J., & Diamond, B. (2021). Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation reduces pain and fatigue in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a randomised, double-blind, sham-controlled pilot trial. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 80(2), 203-208. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-217872
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