30 Hz Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation Alleviates Abdominal Pain by Modulating EEG Activity in the alpha Frequency Band of the Brain
Huang Q, Li Q, He H, Zhao Q, Yuan K, Cai S
CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics · 2025
Key finding
A 20-day course of 30 Hz taVNS significantly alleviated persistent abdominal pain and normalised prefrontal alpha oscillations.
- Condition
- Pain
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
- 52
Cite this study
Huang, Q., Li, Q., He, H., Zhao, Q., Yuan, K., & Cai, S. (2025). 30 Hz Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation Alleviates Abdominal Pain by Modulating EEG Activity in the alpha Frequency Band of the Brain. CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics, 31(11). https://doi.org/10.1111/cns.70641
Related studies in Pain
The Effect of Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Pain Severity Scores in Patients With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Syndrome: A Meta-Analysis
Buchman et al. · Cureus · 2026 · Systematic Review / Meta-Analysis
International Headache society evidence-based guidelines on the use of non-invasive neuromodulation devices for the acute and preventive treatment of migraine
Yuan et al. · Cephalalgia : an international journal of headache · 2025 · Systematic Review / Meta-Analysis
Effects of transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation on chronic low back pain: a systematic review
Eid et al. · BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024 · Systematic Review / Meta-Analysis
Electroencephalography Microstates Reveal Variability in Efficacy of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Primary Dysmenorrhea
Wang et al. · Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2026 · Randomised Controlled Trial
Summary by Vagus Research. Always consult the primary source for the authoritative record.