Effects of Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Recovery

Last updated: September 2, 2024
Sponsor: Istanbul Gelisim University
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

Pain (Pediatric)

Treatment

Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimülation

Clinical Study ID

NCT06566118
IGU-FTR-AK-01
  • Ages 18-25
  • Male
  • Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Summary

During the recovery process, the activity of the sympathetic system decreases, while the activity of the parasympathetic system increases. In line with this information, the nervous system can be regulated in a noninvasive and practical way by using transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation in order to achieve rapid recovery in the athlete after the activity.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Being healthy between the ages of 18-25,

  • Volunteering to participate in the study,

  • Signing the voluntary consent form,

  • Being an amateur football player who continues his/her active sports life,

  • Not having an injury that prevents participation in the study.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Having a disease related to the respiratory system,

  • Having a disease related to the cardiac system,

  • Having any chronic disease and using a medication related to it.

Study Design

Total Participants: 40
Treatment Group(s): 1
Primary Treatment: Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimülation
Phase:
Study Start date:
August 15, 2024
Estimated Completion Date:
October 15, 2024

Study Description

In sports where physical loads are high, athletes can usually participate in more than one training or race during the day. Such work increases the athlete's fatigue, affects their performance and can cause serious declines. Therefore, an efficient and effective recovery process after high-intensity work and training that causes a decrease in performance is also very important for the athlete's next performance.

With the start of sports activity or exercise, sympathetic activation in the body increases and after a while reaches a plateau value at maximum activity. With the end of exercise, this time the suppressed parasympathetic activity begins to increase and the sympathetic system returns to a resting state over time.

There are insufficient studies in the literature investigating the use of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation on the athletic population. Although it is clear that the application has effects on the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems, more clinical research is needed on athletes. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of auricular vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) on vagal activity by examining the effect of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation on recovery in amateur athletes through applications such as pulse and SpO2, blood pressure, perceived fatigue, and respiratory function tests.

Connect with a study center

  • İstanbul Gelisim University

    Istanbul, 34310
    Turkey

    Active - Recruiting

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