Effects of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Individuals with Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Yıldız Kızkın Z, Yıldız R, Özden AV
Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface · 2025
Key finding
The difference between the groups was significant, favoring the taVNS group in the NRS, PPT, MSQ, FEMD, HAM-A, and 6MWT (for all, p < 0.05).
- Condition
- Depression
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Randomised Controlled Trial
- Participants
- —
Cite this study
Yıldız Kızkın, Z., Yıldız, R., & Özden, A. V. (2025). Effects of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Individuals with Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface, 29(4), 576-587. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurom.2025.09.306
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