Effect and Safety of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Recovery of Upper Limb Motor Function in Subacute Ischemic Stroke Patients: A Randomized Pilot Study

Table 3

FMA-U score at 4 and 12 weeks after first intervention.

FMA-U	taVNS group	Within-group ( value)	Sham-taVNS group	Within-group ( value)	Between-group ( value)
Baseline
4 w		≤0.001		≤0.001
12 w		≤0.001		0.008
Baseline to 4 w					≤0.001
Baseline to 12 w					0.038

Data expressed as . FMA-U: upper limb Fugl-Meyer assessment; w: week.