RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT07007884

Effect of Transauricular Vagal Stimulation on Cardiac Function After Spinal Cord Injury

The Effect of Transauricular Vagal Nerve Stimulation (taVNS) on Cardiac Autonomic Functions in Patients With Spinal Cord Injury

Sponsor

Gaziler Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital

Enrollment

30 participants

Start Date

Mar 20, 2024

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)

Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of transauricular vagal nerve stimulation (taVNS) on cardiac autonomic functions in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI).

Eligibility

Min Age: 18 YearsMax Age: 60 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This clinical trial is studying a medical device called Active Transauricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation and a medical device called Sham Transauricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation for people with spinal cord injury (sci). The study is currently recruiting participants at 1 location. People eligible for this study include aged 18 Years to 60 Years.

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Interventions

DEVICEActive Transauricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation

Active taVNS application was performed by stimulating a sterile acupuncture needle (0.25x25 mm) placed on the left ear cymba choncae with a stimulator. Active taVNS group received for 10 days, 30 minutes with a current intensity of 1 mA, pulse width of 200 µs, frequency of 25 Hz and biphasic sinusoidal waveform. In the sham group, stimulation was applied to the lobulus auriculae of the left ear (which is not innervated by the vagus nerve) using the same current intensity and duration as the active group.

DEVICESham Transauricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation

Sham taVNS application was performed by stimulating a sterile acupuncture needle (0.25x25 mm) placed on the left lobulus auriculae of the left ear (which is not innervated by the vagus nerve) with a stimulator. Sham taVNS group received for 10 days, 30 minutes with a current intensity of 1 mA, pulse width of 200 µs, frequency of 25 Hz and biphasic sinusoidal waveform.