Key result
Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) reduced gastric myoelectric frequency (p=0.008) without altering resting energy expenditure in healthy adults.
Why the study?
Does transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) impact energy homeostasis via efferent effects on metabolism or digestion in healthy adults?
Population
healthy adults
Design
RCT, randomized crossover design
Authors
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taVNS effects on metabolism remain preliminary in healthy adults; leaves open therapeutic role in energy homeostasis.
RCT
crossover
Does transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) impact energy homeostasis via efferent effects on metabolism or digestion in healthy adults?
p-value: p=0.008
Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation reduces gastric myoelectric frequency without affecting resting energy expenditure, highlighting its potential to modulate digestion.
Teckentrup et al. (2019) conducted an RCT in Healthy adults. transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) was evaluated on gastric myoelectric frequency (p=0.008). Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) reduced gastric myoelectric frequency (p=0.008) without altering resting energy expenditure in healthy adults.
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