International Clinical Trial: The Effects of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS) on Pain and Upper Limb Function in Post-Stroke Shoulder-Hand Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Geneva, Feb. 13 -- International Clinical Trials Registry received information related to the study (ChiCTR2600118416) titled 'The Effects of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS) on Pain and Upper Limb Function in Post-Stroke Shoulder-Hand Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial' on Feb. 5.

Study Type: Interventional study

Study Design: Parallel

Primary Sponsor: Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Condition: Stroke

Intervention: RAVANS group:Using a respiratory-gated percutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulator (Shenzhen Future Brain Technology Co., Ltd.) placed on the patients left cymba conchae, the stimulation site was wiped with an alcohol swab before stimulation. Stimulation para...