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
Postoperative sufentanil consumption at 24 and 48 h, resting Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) scores at 4, 6, 12, 24, and 48 h, and the requirement for rescue analgesia were all significantly lower in the taVNS group compared with the sham stimulation group (all P < 0.05).
- Condition
- Postoperative Recovery
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Randomised Controlled Trial
- Participants
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Cite this study
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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