Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) improves sleep quality in chronic insomnia disorder: A double-blind, randomized, sham-controlled trial
Yeom JW, Kim H, Park S, Yoon Y, Seo JY, Cho CH, Lee HJ
Sleep Medicine · 2025
Key finding
In the modified intention-to-treat analysis at 6 weeks, the taVNS group exhibited significantly greater reductions in PSQI scores compared to the sham group (mean change: 4.5 ± 3.55 vs.
- Condition
- Sleep
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Randomised Controlled Trial
- Participants
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Cite this study
Yeom, J. W., Kim, H., Park, S., Yoon, Y., Seo, J. Y., Cho, C. H., & Lee, H. J. (2025). Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) improves sleep quality in chronic insomnia disorder: A double-blind, randomized, sham-controlled trial. Sleep Medicine, 133, 106579. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2025.106579
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