Transauricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Postoperative Analgesia following Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial
Xia JY, Hou XM, Liu K, Kong M, Ma Y, Saif D, Ni HD, Shen QH
Pain and Therapy · 2025
Key finding
In an RCT, taVNS reduced postoperative opioid consumption, resting pain scores and rescue-analgesia need after arthroscopic shoulder surgery versus sham.
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- Condition
- Postoperative Recovery
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Randomised Controlled Trial
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Xia, J. Y., Hou, X. M., Liu, K., Kong, M., Ma, Y., Saif, D., Ni, H. D., & Shen, Q. H. (2025). Transauricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Postoperative Analgesia following Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial. Pain and Therapy, 14(6), 1847-1860. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40122-025-00785-9
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