Randomised Controlled TrialtaVNSn = 124

Effect of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation on delayed neurocognitive recovery in elderly patients

Zhou Q, Yu L, Yin C, Zhang Q, Wang X, Kang K, Shao D, Wang Q

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research · 2022

Key finding

In an RCT of 124 elderly joint-replacement patients, taVNS cut delayed neurocognitive recovery from 27% to 10% and lowered post-surgical inflammatory markers versus sham.

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Condition
Ageing
Stimulation
taVNS
Evidence tier
Randomised Controlled Trial
Participants
124
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Zhou, Q., Yu, L., Yin, C., Zhang, Q., Wang, X., Kang, K., Shao, D., & Wang, Q. (2022). Effect of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation on delayed neurocognitive recovery in elderly patients. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research.

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