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. 2025 May 1;25(2):1–177.

Table 52:

Uptake of nVNS and Standard Care in Ontario, Acute Treatment, Migraine

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5
Current scenario
Standard care, n 1,123,071 1,147,049 1,166,426 1,181,801 1,197,869
New scenarioa
Uptake rate for nVNS, % 1% 2% 3% 4% 5%
nVNS in addition to standard care, n 11,231 22,941 34,993 47,272 59,893
Standard care, n 1,111,841 1,124,108 1,131,433 1,134,529 1,137,975

Abbreviation: nVNS, noninvasive vagus nerve stimulation.

a

The volume of interventions was calculated from the total number multiplied by the uptake rate of the new intervention. For example, in the new scenario, the total volume in year 1 is 1,123,071 and the uptake rate of nVNS is 1%, so the volume of nVNS in year 1 is 11,231 (1,123,071 × 1%).