Vagus nerve stimulation in treatment-resistant depression: A one-year, randomized, sham-controlled trial
Conway CR, Aaronson ST, Sackeim HA, George MS, Zajecka J, Bunker MT, Duffy W, Stedman M, Riva-Posse P, Allen RM, et al.
Brain Stimulation · 2025
Key finding
Overall, 88.4 % of participants completed the trial.
- Condition
- Depression
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Randomised Controlled Trial
- Participants
- —
Cite this study
Conway, C. R., Aaronson, S. T., Sackeim, H. A., George, M. S., Zajecka, J., Bunker, M. T., Duffy, W., Stedman, M., Riva-Posse, P., Allen, R. M., Quevedo, J., Berger, M., Alva, G., Malik, M. A., Dunner, D. L., Cichowicz, I., Banov, M., Manu, L., Nahas, Z., … Rush, A. J. (2025). Vagus nerve stimulation in treatment-resistant depression: A one-year, randomized, sham-controlled trial. Brain Stimulation, 18(3), 676-689. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2024.12.1191
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