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2022 Aug 03


J Affect Disord

Effect of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation on major depressive disorder with peripartum onset: A multicenter, open-label, controlled proof-of-concept clinical trial (DELOS-1).

Authors

Deligiannidis KM, Robakis T, Homitsky SC, Ibroci E, King B, Jacob S, Coppola D, Raines S, Alataris K
J Affect Disord. 2022 Aug 03.
PMID: 35932937.

Abstract

Postpartum depression has a high prevalence in the United States (~13 %) and often goes undertreated/untreated. We conducted a multicenter, open-label, proof-of-concept trial to assess the Nēsos wearable, non-invasive, transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) system for the treatment of major depressive disorder with peripartum onset (PPD).