Auricular Ultrasonic Vagus Nerve Stimulation: Effectiveness of Blinding and Occurrence of Adverse Effects in Healthy Volunteers
A high level of blinding effectiveness can be achieved for U-VNS by using a sham device. Adverse effects are generally mild and transient. These findings will inform the design of future clinical trials of U-VNS.
Authors
- Marcus Kaiser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4654-3110)
- Magdalena Sereda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2792-8496)
- Bas Labree (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3999-4562)
- Derek J. Hoare (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8768-1392)
- Mohamad Amin Pourhoseingholi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0121-8031)
Institutions
- University of Nottingham (GB)
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CN)
- University College Cork (IE)
- Ruijin Hospital (CN)
- Institute of Mental Health (GB)
- Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Brain Sciences
- Published
- 2025-09-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci15090986
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.84
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- University of Nottingham
- NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney