this study wants to analyse the effect of trigeminal stimulation on Heart rate Variability. There are going to be two groups, in the test group it will be administered stimulation of the tongue with TENS, while in the control goup TENS will be administered at tragus level.
This study analyses the effect of trigeminal stimulation with TENS on Heart rate variability (HRV). A new intraoral device will be administered on the dorsal surface of the tongue for TENS stimulation in the test group. The RMSSD, LF, HF and LF/HF will be monitered by photoplethysmographic wave. the results obtained with tongue stimulation will be compared with the results obtained in the control group, where it will be administered TENS stimulation at the tragus level. This work sought to assess whether there is a difference in HRV in relation to the site of application of dental ULFTENS (tragus vs tongue). If effective in reducing the activity of arousal circuits, this tongue-level stimulation technique could have new clinical applications.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
80
the device will be placed on the dorsal surface of the tongue. this instrument has two electrodes in turn connected to the TENS, so ultra low frequency stimulation (\<0.66 Hz) will be administered
two electrodes will be placed at tragus level for the administration of dental ULFTENS
Sara Di Nicolantonio
L’Aquila, Italy
Changes on Low Frequency parameter (LF)
Whether or not HRV parameter (LF) improve following tongue and tragus stimulation will be assessed by photopletismographic wave
Time frame: 12 minutes
Changes on Root mean square standard deviation (RMSSD) parameter
Whether or not HRV parameter (RMSSD) improve following tongue and tragus stimulation will be assessed by photopletismographic wave
Time frame: 12 minutes
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