Electroceutical enhancement of self-compassion training using transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation: results from a preregistered fully factorial randomized controlled trial
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This randomized controlled trial investigates whether transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS) enhances the effects of Self-Compassion-Mental-Imagery Training in healthy adults. The study measures acute and cumulative changes in state self-compassion, self-criticism, mindfulness, and heart rate variability across multiple sessions. Results indicate that tVNS combined with self-compassion training led to greater increases in state self-compassion and mindfulness compared to control conditions.
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- Sunjeev K. Kamboj (Twitter (United States)), Matthew Peniket (Twitter (United States)), Jessica Norman (Twitter (United States)), Rosalind Robshaw (Twitter (United States)), Amit Soni-Tricker (Department of Health and Social Care), Caroline J. Falconer (Twitter (United States)), Paul Gilbert (University of Derby), Louise Simeonov (Twitter (United States))
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- 2025-01-01
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- 10.1017/S0033291725101013
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@article{allodium:f6cc0ddbe0dc4a87,
title = {Electroceutical enhancement of self-compassion training using transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation: results from a preregistered fully factorial randomized controlled trial},
author = {Sunjeev K. Kamboj and Matthew Peniket and Jessica Norman and Rosalind Robshaw and Amit Soni-Tricker and Caroline J. Falconer and Paul Gilbert and Louise Simeonov},
year = {2025},
journal = {PubMed Central},
doi = {10.1017/S0033291725101013},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291725101013}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Electroceutical enhancement of self-compassion training using transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation: results from a preregistered fully factorial randomized controlled trial AU - Kamboj, Sunjeev K. AU - Peniket, Matthew AU - Norman, Jessica AU - Robshaw, Rosalind AU - Soni-Tricker, Amit AU - Falconer, Caroline J. AU - Gilbert, Paul AU - Simeonov, Louise PY - 2025 PB - PubMed Central DO - 10.1017/S0033291725101013 UR - https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291725101013 ER -
APA
Kamboj, S. K., Peniket, M., Norman, J., Robshaw, R., Soni-Tricker, A., Falconer, C. J., Gilbert, P., & Simeonov, L. (2025). Electroceutical enhancement of self-compassion training using transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation: results from a preregistered fully factorial randomized controlled trial. PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291725101013
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