Bilateral transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation for the treatment of insomnia in breast cancer
Do M, Evancho A, Tyler WJ
Scientific Reports · 2025
Key finding
Nightly bilateral taVNS over two weeks significantly reduced insomnia severity, improved sleep quality, decreased cancer-related fatigue and depression, and increased HRV in breast cancer patients.
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- Condition
- Sleep
- Stimulation
- taVNS
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- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
- 20
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Do, M., Evancho, A., & Tyler, W. J. (2025). Bilateral transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation for the treatment of insomnia in breast cancer. Scientific Reports, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-30600-6
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