Effect of Transauricular Vagal Stimulation on Cardiac Function After Spinal Cord Injury

Recruiting now · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)

In brief

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of transauricular vagal nerve stimulation (taVNS) on cardiac autonomic functions in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07007884

Run by

Gaziler Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital

People needed

30

Starts

2024-03-20

Expected to finish

2025-09-30

Last updated by the study team

2025-06-06

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 60. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Aged between 18-60
• Having a traumatic spinal cord injury
• Cervical spinal cord injury patients with a history of autonomic dysreflexia
• At least 6 months after the injury
• Signing an informed consent form showing consent to participate in the study

You may not qualify if…

• Having a cardiac or neural pacemaker
• Presence of pregnancy
• Clinical coronary artery disease confirmed by invasive or coronary computed tomographic angiography
• History of acute coronary syndrome (unstable angina, myocardial infarction)
• Documented arrhythmia and/or use of antiarrhythmic drugs on ECG
• Diagnosis of hypertension and use of antihypertensive drugs
• Damaged skin lesion in the application area

Where it is running

• SBÜ Gaziler Fizik Tedavi ve Rehabilitasyon Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi — Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye) (enrolling)

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