Non-Invasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation for the ACute Treatment of Cluster Headache: Findings From the Randomized, Double-Blind, Sham-Controlled ACT1 Study

Objective To evaluate non‐invasive vagus nerve stimulation (nVNS) as an acute cluster headache (CH) treatment. Background Many patients with CH experience excruciating attacks at a frequency that is not sufficiently addressed by current symptomatic treatments. Methods One hundred fifty subjects were...

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Published in:	Headache Vol. 56; no. 8; pp. 1317 - 1332
Main Authors:	Silberstein, Stephen D., Mechtler, Laszlo L., Kudrow, David B., Calhoun, Anne H., McClure, Candace, Saper, Joel R., Liebler, Eric J., Rubenstein Engel, Emily, Tepper, Stewart J.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2016 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc John Wiley and Sons Inc
Subjects:	acute treatment chronic cluster headache Cluster Headache - therapy Double-Blind Method episodic cluster headache Female Headaches Humans Male Middle Aged neuromodulation non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation Pain Measurement Population randomized controlled trial Research Submission Research Submissions Response rates Treatment Outcome United States Vagus Nerve Stimulation - instrumentation Vagus Nerve Stimulation - methods neuromodulation chronic cluster headache non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation episodic cluster headache acute treatment randomized controlled trial
ISSN:	0017-8748, 1526-4610
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