International Consensus Based Review and Recommendations for Minimum Reporting Standards in Research on Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation (Version 2020)
Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE Jazyk angličtina Země Švýcarsko Médium electronic-ecollection
Typ dokumentu časopisecké články, přehledy
Grantová podpora
P01 AT009965
NCCIH NIH HHS - United States
RG/19/5/34463
British Heart Foundation - United Kingdom
P2C HD086844
NICHD NIH HHS - United States
OT2 OD023867
NIH HHS - United States
P20 GM109040
NIGMS NIH HHS - United States
PubMed
33854421
PubMed Central
PMC8040977
DOI
10.3389/fnhum.2020.568051
Knihovny.cz E-zdroje
- Klíčová slova
- guidelines & recommendations, minimum reporting standards, transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation, transcutaneous cervical vagus nerve stimulation, transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation,
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- přehledy MeSH
Given its non-invasive nature, there is increasing interest in the use of transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS) across basic, translational and clinical research. Contemporaneously, tVNS can be achieved by stimulating either the auricular branch or the cervical bundle of the vagus nerve, referred to as transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation(VNS) and transcutaneous cervical VNS, respectively. In order to advance the field in a systematic manner, studies using these technologies need to adequately report sufficient methodological detail to enable comparison of results between studies, replication of studies, as well as enhancing study participant safety. We systematically reviewed the existing tVNS literature to evaluate current reporting practices. Based on this review, and consensus among participating authors, we propose a set of minimal reporting items to guide future tVNS studies. The suggested items address specific technical aspects of the device and stimulation parameters. We also cover general recommendations including inclusion and exclusion criteria for participants, outcome parameters and the detailed reporting of side effects. Furthermore, we review strategies used to identify the optimal stimulation parameters for a given research setting and summarize ongoing developments in animal research with potential implications for the application of tVNS in humans. Finally, we discuss the potential of tVNS in future research as well as the associated challenges across several disciplines in research and clinical practice.
Center for Behavioral Brain Sciences Magdeburg Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg Germany
Center for Behavioral Brain Sciences Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg Germany
Cognitive Psychology Unit Institute of Psychology Leiden University Leiden Netherlands
Department of Anatomy Faculty of Medicine Mersin University Mersin Turkey
Department of Anesthesia McMaster University Hamilton ON Canada
Department of Anesthesiology University Medicine Greifswald Greifswald Germany
Department of Biomedical Engineering City College of New York New York NY United States
Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health University of Milan Milan Italy
Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialisation University of Padova Padova Italy
Department of Human Movement Studies Faculty of Education University of Ostrava Ostrava Czechia
Department of Neurology Institute for Neuroscience 4Brain Ghent University Hospital Gent Belgium
Department of Neurology Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg Germany
Department of Neurosurgery University of Tübingen Tübingen Germany
Department of Pediatric Neuroscience Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta Milan Italy
Department of Performance Psychology Institute of Psychology Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln Germany
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy University Hospital LMU Munich Munich Germany
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy University of Göttingen Göttingen Germany
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy University of Tübingen Tübingen Germany
Department of Psychiatry Medical University of South Carolina Charleston SC United States
Department of Psychological Science University of California Irvine Irvine CA United States
Department of Psychology University of Greifswald Greifswald Germany
Department of Psychology University of Oslo Oslo Norway
Department of Radiology Logan University Chesterfield MO United States
Department of Surgery University Hospital Bonn Bonn Germany
Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen Magdeburg Germany
Division for Vascular Surgery Department of Surgery Medical University of Vienna Vienna Austria
Division of Epileptology Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico C Besta Milan Italy
Faculty of Biological Science School of Biomedical Science University of Leeds Leeds United Kingdom
Faculty of Health Care University College Odisee Aalst Belgium
Faculty of Health Sciences Brandenburg University of Potsdam Potsdam Germany
German Center for Diabetes Research Munich Germany
Headache Research Unit Department of Neurology Citadelle Hospital University of Liège Liège Belgium
Heart Rhythm Institute University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Oklahoma City OK United States
Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing China
Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience University College London London United Kingdom
Institute of Electrodynamics Microwave and Circuit Engineering TU Wien Vienna Austria
KG Jebsen Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders University of Oslo Oslo Norway
Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology Magdeburg Germany
Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition Leiden Netherlands
Mental Health and Wellbeing Research Group Vrije Universiteit Brussel Brussels Belgium
Migraine and Headache Clinic Koenigstein Königstein im Taunus Germany
Neuromodulatory Networks Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology Magdeburg Germany
School of Biomedical Science Faculty of Biological Science University of Leeds Leeds United Kingdom
Scientific Institute IRCCS E Medea Pasian di Prato Italy
Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience University of Sheffield Sheffield United Kingdom
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