Open-label pilot study: Non-invasive vagal nerve stimulation improves symptoms and gastric emptying in patients with idiopathic gastroparesis
Gottfried‐Blackmore A, Adler EP, Fernandez‐Becker N, Clarke J, Habtezion A, Nguyen L
Neurogastroenterology & Motility · 2020
Key finding
Four weeks of self-administered cervical non-invasive vagal nerve stimulation improved cardinal symptoms and accelerated gastric emptying in idiopathic gastroparesis.
- Condition
- Gut Health
- Stimulation
- tcVNS
- Evidence tier
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
- 15
Cite this study
Gottfried‐Blackmore, A., Adler, E. P., Fernandez‐Becker, N., Clarke, J., Habtezion, A., & Nguyen, L. (2020). Open-label pilot study: Non-invasive vagal nerve stimulation improves symptoms and gastric emptying in patients with idiopathic gastroparesis. Neurogastroenterology & Motility, 32(4). https://doi.org/10.1111/nmo.13769
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