Non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation for PREVention and Acute treatment of chronic cluster headache (PREVA): A randomised controlled study
Gaul C, Diener HC, Silver N, Magis D, Reuter U, Andersson A, Liebler EJ, Straube A
Cephalalgia · 2016
Key finding
Adjunctive prophylactic nVNS plus standard of care reduced weekly chronic cluster attack frequency significantly more than standard of care alone (-5.9 vs -2.1 attacks/week).
- Condition
- Cluster Headache
- Stimulation
- tcVNS
- Evidence tier
- Randomised Controlled Trial
- Participants
- 97
Cite this study
Gaul, C., Diener, H. C., Silver, N., Magis, D., Reuter, U., Andersson, A., Liebler, E. J., & Straube, A. (2016). Non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation for PREVention and Acute treatment of chronic cluster headache (PREVA): A randomised controlled study. Cephalalgia, 36(6), 534-546. https://doi.org/10.1177/0333102415607070
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