The efficacy and safety of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation for patients with minimally conscious state: a sham-controlled randomized double-blind clinical trial
Zhou Y, Sun Y, He P, Xiong Q, Kang J, Tang Y, Feng Z, Dong X
Frontiers in Neuroscience · 2023
Key finding
The scores for the active taVNS group in the CRS-R and GCS showed greater improvement over time compared to the sham taVNS group (CRS-R: 1-week, Z = -1.248, p = 0.212; 2-week, Z = -1.090, p = 0.276; 3-week, Z = -2.017, p = 0.044; 4-week, Z = -2.267, p = 0.023.
- Condition
- Disorders of Consciousness
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Randomised Controlled Trial
- Participants
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Cite this study
Zhou, Y., Sun, Y., He, P., Xiong, Q., Kang, J., Tang, Y., Feng, Z., & Dong, X. (2023). The efficacy and safety of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation for patients with minimally conscious state: a sham-controlled randomized double-blind clinical trial. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 17. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2023.1323079
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