Effect of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Protracted Alcohol Withdrawal Symptoms in Male Alcohol-Dependent Patients
Wang YM, Xu YY, Zhai Y, Wu QQ, Huang W, Liang Y, Sun YH, Xu LY
Frontiers in Psychiatry · 2021
Key finding
The results showed that the SDS and PSQI scores were significantly lower in the treatment group than in the control group.
- Condition
- Sleep
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
- 114
Cite this study
Wang, Y. M., Xu, Y. Y., Zhai, Y., Wu, Q. Q., Huang, W., Liang, Y., Sun, Y. H., & Xu, L. Y. (2021). Effect of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Protracted Alcohol Withdrawal Symptoms in Male Alcohol-Dependent Patients. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.678594
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