Efficacy and Safety of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Patients With Constipation-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Single-Center, Single-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial
Liu J, Lv C, Yin M, Zhu M, Wang B, Tian J, Hashimoto K, Yu Y
American Journal of Gastroenterology · 2024
Key finding
Between September 2023 and May 2024, 40 patients (n = 20 in both taVNS and sham-taVNS groups) completed the 4-week study by performing an intention-to-treat analysis.
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- Condition
- Gut Health
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Randomised Controlled Trial
- Participants
- 40
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Liu, J., Lv, C., Yin, M., Zhu, M., Wang, B., Tian, J., Hashimoto, K., & Yu, Y. (2024). Efficacy and Safety of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Patients With Constipation-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Single-Center, Single-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial. American Journal of Gastroenterology, 120(9), 2139-2153. https://doi.org/10.14309/ajg.0000000000003257
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