The protocol for a randomized, sham-controlled trial of transcutaneous auricular neurostimulation for chronic pain and opioid withdrawal symptoms during a 4-day opioid taper for adults in the United States

Authors

Navid Khodaparast (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4621-1295)
Kathryn A. Cunningham
Denise Wilkes
Savannah Rodriguez
Melanie A. McWade (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3047-6347)
David C. Houghton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1443-4179)
Chris Pierson
Yong‐Fang Kuo
Victoria L. Korschgen

Institutions

Spark Therapeutics (United States) (US)
Sierra BioMedical (United States) (US)
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (US)

Publication Details

Journal: Trials
Published: 2025-10-16
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-025-09171-4
Primary Topic: Pain Management and Treatment
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 0.00

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University of South Carolina

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The protocol for a randomized, sham-controlled trial of transcutaneous auricular neurostimulation for chronic pain and opioid withdrawal symptoms during a 4-day opioid taper for adults in the United States

Navid Khodaparast, Kathryn A. Cunningham, Denise Wilkes, Savannah Rodriguez et al.

Oct 16, 2025

Trials

Pain Management and Treatment

article

The protocol for a randomized, sham-controlled trial of transcutaneous auricular neurostimulation for chronic pain and opioid withdrawal symptoms during a 4-day opioid taper for adults in the United States

Navid Khodaparast, Kathryn A. Cunningham, Denise Wilkes, Savannah Rodriguez, Melanie A. McWade, David C. Houghton, Chris Pierson, Yong‐Fang Kuo, Victoria L. Korschgen

October 16, 2025article en

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TrialsVol. 26(1)

Spark Therapeutics (United States) (US), Sierra BioMedical (United States) (US), The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (US)

University of South Carolina

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Pain Management and Treatment

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