Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation effects on inflammatory markers and clinical evolution of patients with COVID-19: a pilot randomized clinical trial
Uehara L, Corrêa JCF, Ritti R, Leite P, de Faria DRG, Pacheco-Barrios K, Castelo-Branco L, Fregni F, Corrêa FI
Expert Review of Medical Devices · 2022
Key finding
In an RCT of hospitalised COVID-19 patients, taVNS significantly lowered C-reactive protein versus sham and was associated with better subjective memory and attention.
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- Condition
- Long COVID
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Randomised Controlled Trial
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Uehara, L., Corrêa, J. C. F., Ritti, R., Leite, P., de Faria, D. R. G., Pacheco-Barrios, K., Castelo-Branco, L., Fregni, F., & Corrêa, F. I. (2022). Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation effects on inflammatory markers and clinical evolution of patients with COVID-19: a pilot randomized clinical trial. Expert Review of Medical Devices, 19(11), 915-920. https://doi.org/10.1080/17434440.2022.2154147
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