Preliminary evidence of transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation effects on sleep in veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder
Bottari S, Lamb D, Porges E, Murphy A, Tran A, Ferri R, Jaffee M, Davila M, Hartmann S, Baumert M, et al.
Journal of Sleep Research · 2024
Key finding
One hour of active taVNS at lights-out produced a moderate reduction in cyclic alternating pattern rate and increased parasympathetic activity during non-REM sleep in veterans with PTSD.
- Condition
- PTSD
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
- 13
Cite this study
Bottari, S., Lamb, D., Porges, E., Murphy, A., Tran, A., Ferri, R., Jaffee, M., Davila, M., Hartmann, S., Baumert, M., & Williamson, J. (2024). Preliminary evidence of transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation effects on sleep in veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. Journal of Sleep Research.
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