Trans-auricular vagus nerve stimulation to reduce perioperative pain and morbidity: protocol for a single-blind analyser-masked randomised controlled trial
Patel ABU, Bibawy PPWM, Majeed Z, Gan WL, Ackland GL
BJA Open · 2022
Key finding
This phase 2b study will explore whether noninvasive autonomic neuromodulation may reduce pain or morbidity using trans-auricular vagus nerve stimulation, providing proof-of-concept data for a non-pharmacological, generalisable approach to improve perioperative outcomes.
- Condition
- Pain
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Randomised Controlled Trial
- Participants
- —
Cite this study
Patel, A. B. U., Bibawy, P. P. W. M., Majeed, Z., Gan, W. L., & Ackland, G. L. (2022). Trans-auricular vagus nerve stimulation to reduce perioperative pain and morbidity: protocol for a single-blind analyser-masked randomised controlled trial. BJA Open, 2, 100017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjao.2022.100017
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