The Effectiveness of Electrical Vestibular Stimulation (VeNS) on Symptoms of Anxiety: Study Protocol of a Randomized, Double-Blinded, Sham-Controlled Trial

• Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health Vol. 20; no. 5; p. 4218
• Main Authors: Cheung, Teris, Lam, Joyce Yuen Ting, Fong, Kwan Hin, Ho, Yuen Shan, Ho, Alex, Cheng, Calvin Pak-Wing, Sittlington, Julie, Xiang, Yu-Tao, Li, Tim Man Ho
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 27.02.2023; MDPI
• Subjects: Adult; Analysis; Anxiety; Anxiety Disorders; Clinical trials; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Diabetes; Electric currents; Females; Hong Kong; Humans; Medical research; Mental depression; Mental disorders; Mental health; Metabolism; Older people; Pandemics; Quality of Life; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; SARS-CoV-2; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Skin; Social distancing; Stress; Study Protocol; Treatment Outcome; Ulcers; Hong Kong; China; Hong Kong China; vestibular stimulation; anxiety; rct; efficacy; non-invasive brain stimulation

The prevalence of symptoms of anxiety is increasing, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. A home use transdermal neurostimulation device might help to minimize the severity of anxiety disorder. To the best of our knowledge, there is no clinical trial using transdermal neurostimulation to treat i...