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

RECRUITINGN/ASponsored by Gaziler Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital
Actively Recruiting
PhaseN/A
SponsorGaziler Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital
Started2024-03-20
Est. completion2025-07-16
Eligibility
Age18 Years – 60 Years
Healthy vol.Accepted
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NCT07007884

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

Age: 18 Years – 60 YearsHealthy volunteers accepted
Inclusion Criteria:

1. Aged between 18-60
2. Having a traumatic spinal cord injury
3. Cervical spinal cord injury patients with a history of autonomic dysreflexia
4. At least 6 months after the injury
5. Signing an informed consent form showing consent to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Having a cardiac or neural pacemaker
2. Presence of pregnancy
3. Clinical coronary artery disease confirmed by invasive or coronary computed tomographic angiography
4. History of acute coronary syndrome (unstable angina, myocardial infarction)
5. Documented arrhythmia and/or use of antiarrhythmic drugs on ECG
6. Diagnosis of hypertension and use of antihypertensive drugs
7. Damaged skin lesion in the application area

Conditions2

Heart DiseaseSpinal Cord Injury (SCI)

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