Vagal nerve stimulation as a possible non-invasive treatment for chronic widespread pain in Gulf veterans with Gulf War Illness
Natelson BH, Stegner AJ, Lange G, Khan S, Blate M, Sotolongo A, DeLuca M, Van Doren WW, Helmer DA
Life Sciences · 2021
Key finding
Double-blind RCT in Gulf War Illness found non-invasive VNS produced NO improvement in widespread pain or migraine versus sham (null result).
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- Condition
- Pain
- Stimulation
- tcVNS
- Evidence tier
- Randomised Controlled Trial
- Participants
- 27
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Natelson, B. H., Stegner, A. J., Lange, G., Khan, S., Blate, M., Sotolongo, A., DeLuca, M., Van Doren, W. W., & Helmer, D. A. (2021). Vagal nerve stimulation as a possible non-invasive treatment for chronic widespread pain in Gulf veterans with Gulf War Illness. Life Sciences, 282, 119805. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lfs.2021.119805
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