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. 2025 May 1;25(2):1–177.

Table 61:

Scenario Analysis Results, nVNS for Prevention, Migraine

Scenario Budget impact, $ milliona
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Totalb
Reference case 17.76 36.27 55.32 74.74 94.70 278.77
1: nVNS provided free for the first 93 days 11.55 23.59 35.98 48.61 61.59 181.32
2: Annual uptake of 2% per year, up to 10% in year 5 35.51 72.54 110.64 149.47 189.38 557.54
3: Annual uptake of 20% per year, up to 100% in year 5 444.49 907.95 1,384.93 1,870.92 2,370.45 6,978.74
4a: Cost of the nVNS device decreased by 25% 13.28 27.12 41.37 55.89 70.82 208.49
4b: Cost of the nVNS device increased by 25% 22.22 45.40 69.25 93.55 118.52 348.94

Abbreviation: nVNS, noninvasive vagus nerve stimulation.

a

In 2024 Canadian dollars.

b

Results may appear inexact due to rounding.