Kornum, Ditte S. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7488-4759
Bertoli, Davide https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1598-9053
Kufaishi, Huda https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9022-0004
Wegeberg, Anne-Marie https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8323-4843
Okdahl, Tina https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2659-4313
Mark, Esben B. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4176-7430
Høyer, Katrine L. https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0101-5219
Frøkjær, Jens B. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8722-0070
Brock, Birgitte https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1598-6023
Krogh, Klaus
Hansen, Christian S. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5782-3476
Knop, Filip K. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2495-5034
Brock, Christina https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3381-1884
Drewes, Asbjørn M. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7465-964X
Funding for this research was provided by:
The Novo Nordisk Foundation (NNF180C0052045)
Aalborg University Hospital
Article History
Received: 4 November 2023
Accepted: 6 February 2024
First Online: 28 March 2024
Acknowledgements
: This study would not have been possible without the help of our volunteers, and we are thankful for their contributions. We also thank the laboratory staff and unblinded personnel at all study sites for their help in conducting this study. Some of the data were presented as an abstract on 31 August 2023 at the Biennial Meeting of the European Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility, on 17 October 2023 at the 31st United European Gastroenterology Week, and on 30 September 2023 at the 33rd Annual Meeting of the Diabetic Neuropathy Study Group. The graphical abstract was created using Servier Art, licensed under CC BY 4.0. During the course of preparing this work, the authors used Grammarly only to correct spelling and grammatical errors. The authors take full responsibility for all the content of this publication.
: The dataset generated during and analysed in the study is available upon reasonable request from the corresponding author.
: Open access funding provided by Aalborg University Hospital. The gammaCore devices were provided by electroCore, and the Novo Nordisk Foundation funded the project (grant number NNF180C0052045). The funders were not involved in the design of the study, the collection, analysis and interpretation of data or writing of the report, and did not impose any restrictions regarding publication of the report.
: CB had her travelling costs for attending a scientific meeting reimbursed by electroCore. The authors declare that there are no relationships or activities that might bias, or be perceived to bias, their work.
: AMD, CB, KK, FKK and BB conceptualised and designed the study. All authors contributed to developing the protocol and the logistical planning. AMW and CB handled the randomisation process. DSK, DB, TO and HK were responsible for participant recruitment. DSK, DB, HK, KLH and TO conducted trial days. DSK, TO and EBM performed statistical analyses. DSK drafted the manuscript. All authors reviewed and approved the final version of the manuscript. AMD is the guarantor of this work and accepts full responsibility for the conduct of the study, has access to all data, and controlled the decision to publish.