Effect of CES on Parasympathetic Tone

Completed · Phase 4 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Autonomic Nervous System Imbalance

In brief

The hypothesis is that CES stimulation will dose dependently increase parasympathetic tone. Healthy subjects will have three 20 minute sessions of CES stimulation, at three different intensities of stimulation, with each session occurring on a separate day. Effect on parasympathetic tone will determined by measuring high frequency heart rate variability before, during and after the stimulation. The Fisher Wallace Stimulator (FW100) which delivers a low dose alternating current a varying frequencies will be used for the stimulation.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02163967

Run by

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

People needed

21

Starts

2013-01-11

Expected to finish

2013-03-15

Last updated by the study team

2019-10-11

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• healthy volunteer

You may not qualify if…

• daily psychotropic medication,
• use of beta blocker,
• pacemaker,
• other metal in body,
• history of seizures

Where it is running

• Weill Cornell Medical College — New York, New York, United States

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