Clinical Efficacy of Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation in the Treatment of Chronic and Acute Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Duff IT, Likar R, Perruchoud C, Kampusch S, Köstenberger M, Sator S, Stremnitzer C, Wolf A, Neuwersch-Sommeregger S, Abd-Elsayed A
Pain and Therapy · 2024
Key finding
A meta-analysis of auricular VNS across 1,496 patients in 23 studies found a statistically significant benefit in chronic pain conditions including back pain, migraine and abdominal pain.
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- Condition
- Pain
- Stimulation
- tcVNS
- Evidence tier
- Systematic Review / Meta-Analysis
- Participants
- 1,496
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Duff, I. T., Likar, R., Perruchoud, C., Kampusch, S., Köstenberger, M., Sator, S., Stremnitzer, C., Wolf, A., Neuwersch-Sommeregger, S., & Abd-Elsayed, A. (2024). Clinical Efficacy of Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation in the Treatment of Chronic and Acute Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Pain and Therapy, 13(6), 1407-1427. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40122-024-00657-8
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