Effect of transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation with electrical stimulation on generalized anxiety disorder: Study protocol for an assessor-participant blinded, randomized sham-controlled trial
Lai J, Liu J, Zhang L, Cao J, Hong Y, Zhang L, Fang J, Wang X
Heliyon · 2025
Key finding
Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) has been used for treating mental disorders, but the involvement of surgery, perioperative risks, and potentially significant side effects have limited this treatment.
- Condition
- Depression
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Randomised Controlled Trial
- Participants
- —
Cite this study
Lai, J., Liu, J., Zhang, L., Cao, J., Hong, Y., Zhang, L., Fang, J., & Wang, X. (2025). Effect of transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation with electrical stimulation on generalized anxiety disorder: Study protocol for an assessor-participant blinded, randomized sham-controlled trial. Heliyon, 11(4), e42469. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2025.e42469
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