Randomized controlled study to evaluate the safety and clinical impact of percutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation in patients with severe COVID-19
Seitz T, Bergmayr F, Kitzberger R, Holbik J, Grieb A, Hind J, Lucny F, Tyercha A, Neuhold S, Krenn C, et al.
Frontiers in Physiology · 2023
Key finding
No side effects in aVNS were reported, especially no significant pain at device placement or during stimulation at the stimulation site or significant headache or bleeding after or during device placement or lasting skin irritation.
- Condition
- Long COVID
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Randomised Controlled Trial
- Participants
- 12
Cite this study
Seitz, T., Bergmayr, F., Kitzberger, R., Holbik, J., Grieb, A., Hind, J., Lucny, F., Tyercha, A., Neuhold, S., Krenn, C., Wenisch, C., Zoufaly, A., Kaniusas, E., & Széles, J. C. (2023). Randomized controlled study to evaluate the safety and clinical impact of percutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation in patients with severe COVID-19. Frontiers in Physiology, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2023.1223347
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