Fig 1.
Study enrolment and randomisation.
Fig 2.
Study design & treatment procedure: Patients were instructed to self-administer the treatment bilaterally on the neck three times per day for two weeks at home.
The treatment was delivered via two stainless steel contact surfaces that were covered with conductive gel before each treatment.
Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of chronic pancreatitis patients.
Fig 3.
Average pain score during the two study periods for the two sequences (nVNS/sham in black and sham/nVNS in grey). VAS = visual analogue scale.
Table 2.
Primary and secondary clinical endpoints after two weeks of nVNS and sham treatment.
Table 3.
Patient’s Global Impression of Change (PGIC).
Table 4.
Adverse events.