Study of the Effects of Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Cancer Patients

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Category Primary study
Registry of Trialsclinicaltrials.gov
Year 2020
Patients diagnosed with breast cancer who received assisted radiotherapy were recruited and the transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) was applied. The aim of of study is : 1) to study whether taVNS could improve the patient\'s fatigue, quality of life under radiotherapy or chemotherapy; 2) to investigate the effects of taVNS on the levels of patients\' lymphocyte subsets and proinflammatory cytokines.
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First added on: May 07, 2024