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Clinical efficacy and neurophysiological changes associated with combined transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in chronic insomnia disorder: protocol for a randomised controlled trial
This study aims to evaluate the incremental clinical benefit of combined taVNS and rTMS relative to either active component alone and to explore associated neurophysiological changes.
Fei-Sheng Zheng, Zhi-Qing Qiu, Zhi-Xiang Zheng et al.
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