Effect of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation on postoperative pain in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy: study protocol for a single-centre, prospective, randomised, double-blind, controlled study
Zhang Q, Zhang L, Wang D, Cao Y, Yu L, Li Z, Fan K, Liu M, Wei J, Wang Q, et al.
BMJ Open · 2025
Key finding
Recent studies have demonstrated the clinical efficacy of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) in both acute and chronic pain treatment.
- Condition
- Pain
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Randomised Controlled Trial
- Participants
- —
Cite this study
Zhang, Q., Zhang, L., Wang, D., Cao, Y., Yu, L., Li, Z., Fan, K., Liu, M., Wei, J., Wang, Q., & Liu, H. (2025). Effect of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation on postoperative pain in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy: study protocol for a single-centre, prospective, randomised, double-blind, controlled study. BMJ Open, 15(7), e098506. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-098506
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