Ear nerve stimulation for breast cancer pain
Part of Pain clinical trials.
This study tests whether gentle electrical stimulation of a nerve in your ear (called taVNS) can help reduce pain and improve symptoms for breast cancer survivors. You would need to have finished your main treatments, have ongoing pain, and be willing to provide stool samples and undergo brain scans.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have breast cancer at Stage 0, I, II, or III that hasn't spread
- You finished your main cancer treatments (surgery, radiation, chemo) and are now on a stable follow-up plan
- You've had pain that is at least a 4 out of 10 for 10 or more days in the past month
- You are 18 to 79 years old
- You have reliable internet access and are willing to give stool samples and have brain imaging scans
- You haven't taken antibiotics, probiotics, or laxatives in the last 3 months
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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