Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation could improve the effective rate on the quality of sleep in the treatment of primary insomnia: a randomized control trial
Wu Y, Song L, Wang X, Li N, Zhan S, Rong P, Wang Y, Liu A
Brain Sciences · 2022
Key finding
One month of taVNS improved the effective rate of treatment for primary insomnia compared to sham, adding to evidence that taVNS produces clinically meaningful improvements in sleep quality.
- Condition
- Sleep
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Randomised Controlled Trial
- Participants
- 30
Cite this study
Wu, Y., Song, L., Wang, X., Li, N., Zhan, S., Rong, P., Wang, Y., & Liu, A. (2022). Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation could improve the effective rate on the quality of sleep in the treatment of primary insomnia: a randomized control trial. Brain Sciences, 12(10), 1296. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12101296
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