Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation effects on chronic pain: systematic review and meta-analysis
Costa V, Gianlorenço AC, Andrade MF, Camargo L, Menacho M, Arias Avila M, Pacheco-Barrios K, Choi H, Song JJ, Fregni F
PAIN Reports · 2024
Key finding
The results revealed a mean effect size of 0.41 (95% CI 0.17-0.66) in favor of tVNS as compared with control, although a significant heterogeneity was observed (χ2 = 21.7, df = 10, P = 0.02, I 2 = 53.9%).
- Condition
- Migraine
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Systematic Review / Meta-Analysis
- Participants
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Cite this study
Costa, V., Gianlorenço, A. C., Andrade, M. F., Camargo, L., Menacho, M., Arias Avila, M., Pacheco-Barrios, K., Choi, H., Song, J. J., & Fregni, F. (2024). Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation effects on chronic pain: systematic review and meta-analysis. PAIN Reports, 9(5), e1171. https://doi.org/10.1097/PR9.0000000000001171
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