Controlled Clinical TrialtcVNSn = 40
Vagal Nerve Stimulation-Modulation of the Anti-Inflammatory Response and Clinical Outcome in Psoriatic Arthritis or Ankylosing Spondylitis
Brock C, Rasmussen SE, Drewes AM, Møller HJ, Brock B, Deleuran B, Farmer AD, Pfeiffer-Jensen M
Mediators of Inflammation · 2021
Key finding
Open-label cervical VNS reduced disease activity and CRP in psoriatic arthritis and lowered pro-inflammatory cytokines while raising cardiac vagal tone in ankylosing spondylitis.
- Stimulation
- tcVNS
- Evidence tier
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
- 40
Cite this study
Brock, C., Rasmussen, S. E., Drewes, A. M., Møller, H. J., Brock, B., Deleuran, B., Farmer, A. D., & Pfeiffer-Jensen, M. (2021). Vagal Nerve Stimulation-Modulation of the Anti-Inflammatory Response and Clinical Outcome in Psoriatic Arthritis or Ankylosing Spondylitis. Mediators of Inflammation, 2021(1). https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/9933532
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