Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Insomnia in People Living in Places or Cities with High Altitudes: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Zhang L, Jin Y, Zhang Q, Liu H, Chen C, Song L, Li X, Ma Z, Yang Q
Brain Sciences · 2023
Key finding
Patients' PSQI, ISI, and GAD-7 scale scores significantly decreased after 4 weeks of tVNS treatment and were greater than those of the control group.
- Condition
- Anxiety
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Randomised Controlled Trial
- Participants
- —
Cite this study
Zhang, L., Jin, Y., Zhang, Q., Liu, H., Chen, C., Song, L., Li, X., Ma, Z., & Yang, Q. (2023). Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Insomnia in People Living in Places or Cities with High Altitudes: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Brain Sciences, 13(7), 985. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci13070985
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