Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Postpartum Contraction Pain During Elective Cesarean Delivery: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Xiong X, Tao M, Zhao W, Tan W, Jiang Y, Sun Z, Wang Y, Lin Y, Li C, Yang J, et al.
JAMA Network Open · 2025
Key finding
A total of 156 women were recruited and randomized to the active taVNS group (78 patients; mean [SD] age, 31.5 [4.3] years) or the sham taVNS group (78 patients; mean [SD] age, 31.3 [4.5] years).
- Condition
- Depression
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Randomised Controlled Trial
- Participants
- 78
Cite this study
Xiong, X., Tao, M., Zhao, W., Tan, W., Jiang, Y., Sun, Z., Wang, Y., Lin, Y., Li, C., Yang, J., Han, Y., Zhang, H., Zhang, S., Liu, H., & Cao, J. L. (2025). Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Postpartum Contraction Pain During Elective Cesarean Delivery: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Network Open, 8(8), e2529127. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.29127
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