Auricular Vagus Stimulation and STEMI

Phase

N/A

Condition

Myocardial Ischemia

Angina

Circulation Disorders

Treatment

TENS

Clinical Study ID

NCT05992259

#12

Ages 40-75
All Genders

Study Summary

At the moment, the invasive strategy for the infarct-associated coronary artery in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) necessary to save the myocardium and reduce the size of the necrosis zone remains the leading one. However, despite the high efficiency of providing medical care to patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), there remains a high mortality and disability of this group of patients. In this regard, the search for new drug and non-drug strategies for the treatment of patients with ACS is actively continuing. Over the past decade, it has been shown that transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (TENS) has a cardioprotective effect both in chronic heart failure and in coronary heart disease, improves cardiac function, prevents reperfusion injury, weakens myocardial remodeling, increases the effectiveness of defibrillation and reduces the size of a heart attack. One of the methods of noninvasive stimulation of the afferent fibers of the vagus nerve is percutaneous electrical stimulation of the auricular branch of the vagus nerve. However, further studies are needed to determine whether stimulation of the tragus can improve the long-term clinical outcome in this cohort of patients.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

patients with STEMI who have signed an informed voluntary consent to participate inthe study;
primary myocardial infarction;
treatment in the first 12 hours from the onset of pain syndrome;
primary PCI.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

acute heart failure III-IV;
bradyarrhythmias;
atrial fibrillation/flutter at the time of switching on;
Thrombolytic therapy at the prehospital stage;
a history of myocardial infarction;
PCI/coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in the anamnesis.

Study Design

TENS

September 01, 2022

December 01, 2026

Study Description

ACS is a combined concept for such life-threatening conditions as acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and unstable angina, which are exacerbations of coronary heart disease. However, despite the high effectiveness of the invasive treatment strategy, there remains a high mortality and disability of this group of patients. One of the reasons for this problem is reperfusion injury of the myocardium during revascularization, since reperfusion itself causes myocardial damage, known as Myocardial Ischemia Reperfusion Injury (MIRI). Every year, new data from experimental studies and small clinical trials appear, confirming the concept that MIRI makes a big contribution to the final size of a heart attack and cardiac myocardial function. Currently, there is no specific treatment aimed at MIRI in patients with STEMI. Thus, new treatment methods are needed that can reduce MIRI in revascularized patients. In the course of small clinical studies, it was shown that against the background of vagus nerve stimulation, a significant decrease in heart rate occurs, inflammatory processes and cellular apoptosis are suppressed, left ventricular remodeling decreases and myocardial contractile function improves. Also, a significant decrease in MIRI is demonstrated with percutaneous stimulation of the vagus nerve in the acute period of myocardial infarction. The data of the first clinical trial with VNS in patients with STEMI were published in 2017 (doi:10.1016/j.jcin.2017.04.036). This experimental study increases the likelihood that this noninvasive therapy can be used to treat patients with STEMI who are undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). New studies are needed to prove the safety and effectiveness of vagus nerve stimulation in patients with STEMI.

Connect with a study center

Scientific Research Institute Ochapovsky Regional Clinical Hospital
Krasnodar,
Russian Federation
Active - Recruiting

Not the study for you?

Let us help you find the best match. Sign up as a volunteer and receive email notifications when clinical trials are posted in the medical category of interest to you.