Transauricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS) enhances Conditioned Pain Modulation (CPM) in healthy subjects: A randomized controlled trial
Pacheco-Barrios K, Gianlorenco AC, Camargo L, Andrade MF, Choi H, Song JJ, Fregni F
Brain Stimulation · 2024
Key finding
In 44 healthy adults, active taVNS significantly enhanced conditioned pain modulation compared with sham, supporting an endogenous pain-inhibitory effect.
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- Condition
- Pain
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Randomised Controlled Trial
- Participants
- 44
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Pacheco-Barrios, K., Gianlorenco, A. C., Camargo, L., Andrade, M. F., Choi, H., Song, J. J., & Fregni, F. (2024). Transauricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS) enhances Conditioned Pain Modulation (CPM) in healthy subjects: A randomized controlled trial. Brain Stimulation, 17(2), 346-348. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2024.03.006
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