Geneva, May 18 -- International Clinical Trials Registry received information related to the study (ChiCTR2600124153) titled 'The role and mechanism of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) in regulating gut-brain interaction to improve neuroinflammation in depression' on May 8.
Study Type: Interventional study
Study Design:
Parallel
Primary Sponsor: The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University
Condition:
Depression
Intervention:
The taVNS group:Place the stimulating electrodes on the left auricle area. Perform the intervention twice a day, each session lasting 30 minutes, for a total of 4 weeks. The stimulation parameters are a 200 µs single-phase, square wave at a frequency of 4/20 Hz (4 Hz for 3 secon...