Effects of auricular stimulation on weight- and obesity-related parameters: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled clinical trials
Hua K, Usichenko T, Cummings M, Bernatik M, Willich SN, Brinkhaus B, Dietzel J
Frontiers in Neuroscience · 2024
Key finding
The full texts of 1,274 studies were screened; 22 contained data on obesity-related outcomes, and 15 trials with 1,333 patients were included in the meta-analysis.
- Condition
- Obesity
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Systematic Review / Meta-Analysis
- Participants
- 333
Cite this study
Hua, K., Usichenko, T., Cummings, M., Bernatik, M., Willich, S. N., Brinkhaus, B., & Dietzel, J. (2024). Effects of auricular stimulation on weight- and obesity-related parameters: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled clinical trials. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 18. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2024.1393826
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