Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus nerve stimulation may be successful in cardiac modulation because of the cardiac connections of the vagal nerve. Therefore, in order to observe the cardiac effects, it was analysed the changes in pulse rate, systolic and diastolic blood pressure after transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation application.
Participants were divided into four groups (Figure 1) according to PNS and SNS indexes as Group 1 (PNS index \<-2, SNS index \>+2), Group 2 (PNS index \<-2, SNS index \<+2), Group 3 (PNS index \>-2, SNS index \>+2), Group 4 (PNS index \>-2, SNS index \<+2). Participants were assessed with blood pressure, pulse rate and HRV before and after taVNS stimulation. Sympathetic nervous system (SNS) index and parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) index values were assumed to be between -2 and +2 (95%) in the normal population according to Kubios software, and the grouping method was based on this situation.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
72
Through a special Ear set, bilateral Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation was applied to all participants for 20 minutes.
Igdir University
Iğdır, Merkez, Turkey (Türkiye)
Pulse Rate
The pulse rate of the participants was measured with an electronic blood pressure monitor.
Time frame: Up to 6 Months
Systolic Blood Pressure
The systolic blood pressure of the participants was measured with an electronic blood pressure monitor.
Time frame: Up to 6 Months
Diastolic Blood Pressure
The diastolic blood pressure of the participants was measured with an electronic blood pressure monitor.
Time frame: Up to 6 Months
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