Effect of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation on perioperative anxiety in patients undergoing radical mastectomy: study protocol for a randomized controlled clinical trial
Tang J, Yao M, Wu T, Ni H
Frontiers in Neurology · 2025
Key finding
Breast cancer patients often experience significant concerns regarding surgery, which predisposes them to negative emotions such as anxiety, adversely affecting both surgical outcomes and postoperative recovery.
- Condition
- Postoperative Recovery
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Randomised Controlled Trial
- Participants
- —
Cite this study
Tang, J., Yao, M., Wu, T., & Ni, H. (2025). Effect of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation on perioperative anxiety in patients undergoing radical mastectomy: study protocol for a randomized controlled clinical trial. Frontiers in Neurology, 16. https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2025.1682692
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