taVNS for Breast Cancer Pain Management
What You Need to Know Before You Apply
What is the purpose of this trial?
1. To evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a home-based taVNS intervention and follow-up for pain and symptom management in breast cancer survivors.
2. To investigate the impact of taVNS on secondary outcomes, including pain, anxiety, depression, fatigue, and the brain-gut axis (BGA) in breast cancer survivors.
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
Inclusion Criteria
Timeline for a Trial Participant
Screening
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial
Treatment
Participants practice active or sham taVNS twice daily for 30 minutes each over a 4-week period
Follow-up
Participants are monitored for safety and effectiveness after treatment, including assessments of pain, anxiety, depression, and other symptoms
What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?
Interventions
- taVNS
How Is the Trial Designed?
2
Treatment groups
Active Control
Placebo Group
practice the active taVNS twice daily for 30 minutes each over a 4-week period (56 sessions)
practice the sham taVNS twice daily for 30 minutes each over a 4-week period (56 sessions)
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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?
Florida State University
Lead Sponsor
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