Effect of Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation at Auricular Concha for Insomnia: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Jiao Y, Guo X, Luo M, Li S, Liu A, Zhao Y, Zhao B, Wang D, Li Z, Zheng X, et al.
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine · 2020
Key finding
Four weeks of taVNS significantly improved Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index scores and sleep efficiency in patients with chronic insomnia compared to sham stimulation.
- Condition
- Sleep
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Randomised Controlled Trial
- Participants
- 72
Cite this study
Jiao, Y., Guo, X., Luo, M., Li, S., Liu, A., Zhao, Y., Zhao, B., Wang, D., Li, Z., Zheng, X., Wu, M., & Rong, P. (2020). Effect of Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation at Auricular Concha for Insomnia: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2020(1). https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/6049891
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