Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Dry Eye

Authors
Category Primary study
Registry of Trialsclinicaltrials.gov
Year 2024
Objective: To evaluate the effect of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) for the patients with dry eye disease. Methods: The investigators enrolled 256 patients at Beijing Tongren Hospital. Patients completed questionnaires at baseline, 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months. OSDI score, TBUT, Schirmer I, CFS, SF36, DEQ5, and psychological status to evaluate the therapeutic effects. A difference of P \< 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Epistemonikos ID: 5400f291f3894313183a7910a6a0b5e070fd994a
First added on: Dec 01, 2024