Effect of transcutaneous auricular vagal nerve stimulation on the fatigue syndrome in patients with gastrointestinal cancers — FATIVA: a randomized, placebo-controlled pilot study protocol

Effect of transcutaneous auricular vagal nerve stimulation on the fatigue syndrome in patients with gastrointestinal cancers — FATIVA: a randomized, placebo-controlled pilot study protocol

Abstract Background Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is defined as a “distressing, persistent, subjective sense of physical, emotional, and/or cognitive tiredness or exhaustion related to cancer or cancer treatment that is not proportional to recent activity and interferes with usual functioning.” CRF i...

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Main Authors: Mortimer Gierthmuehlen, Nadine Höffken, Nina Timmesfeld, Kirsten Schmieder, Anke Reinacher-Schick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-04-01
Series:Pilot and Feasibility Studies
Subjects:
Cancer-related fatigue
Vagal nerve stimulation
Cytokines
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-023-01289-z

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