Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Depression: A Systematic Review
Lv H, Zhao YH, Chen JG, Wang DY, Chen H
Frontiers in Psychology · 2019
Key finding
Systematic review of two sham-controlled add-on RCTs (255 patients) found no significant difference between active and sham VNS on HAMD24, MADRS, or IDS-SR30.
- Condition
- Depression
- Stimulation
- iVNS
- Evidence tier
- Systematic Review / Meta-Analysis
- Participants
- 255
Cite this study
Lv, H., Zhao, Y. H., Chen, J. G., Wang, D. Y., & Chen, H. (2019). Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Depression: A Systematic Review. Frontiers in Psychology, 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00064
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