Transauricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS) enhances Conditioned Pain Modulation (CPM) in healthy subjects: A randomized controlled trial

• Kevin Pacheco-Barrios,
• Anna Carolyna Gianlorenco,
• Lucas Camargo,
• Maria Fernanda Andrade,
• Hyuk Choi,
• Jae-Jun Song,
• Felipe Fregni

Affiliations

Kevin Pacheco-Barrios

Corresponding author. Unidad de investigación para la generación y síntesis de Evidencias en Salud, Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, La Fontana Avenue 550, 15023, Lima, Peru.; Neuromodulation Center and Center for Clinical Research Learning, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States; Vicerrectorado de Investigación, Unidad de Investigación para la Generación y Síntesis de Evidencias en Salud, Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Lima, Peru

Anna Carolyna Gianlorenco

Neuromodulation Center and Center for Clinical Research Learning, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States; Department of Physical Therapy, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Lucas Camargo

Neuromodulation Center and Center for Clinical Research Learning, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States

Maria Fernanda Andrade

Neuromodulation Center and Center for Clinical Research Learning, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States

Hyuk Choi

Department of Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Neurive Co., Ltd., Gimhae, Republic of Korea

Jae-Jun Song

Neurive Co., Ltd., Gimhae, Republic of Korea; Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Korea University Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Felipe Fregni

Corresponding author. Neuromodulation Center and Center for Clinical Research Learning, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, United States.; Neuromodulation Center and Center for Clinical Research Learning, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States