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Purpose

Non-Invasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation will be provided to the participants using a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) unit, a routine physical therapy intervention by the faculty researcher who is a licensed physical therapist. The electrodes will be clipped to ear over the vagus nerve distribution area. The parameters will be 30 Hz, 250 us, 5 minutes, at tolerance (no pain). Reaction time will test collected pre and post the stimulation using online reaction time testing platform.

Condition

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Over 18 Years
Eligible Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Inclusion Criteria

  • Healthy participants over the age of 18 - did not receive vagus nerve stimulation previously

Exclusion Criteria

  • alcohol or drug abuse - metal in the skull - implanted cardiac or cranial devices - Women during 3 trimester of pregnancy

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
N/A
Intervention Model
Single Group Assignment
Primary Purpose
Basic Science
Masking
None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
vagus nerve stimulation 		Non-Invasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation will be provided to the participants using a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) unit, a routine physical therapy intervention by the faculty researcher who is a licensed physical therapist. The electrodes will be clipped to ear over the vagus nerve distribution area. The parameters will be 30 Hz, 250 us, 5 minutes, at tolerance (no pain).
  • Device: vagus nerve stimulation
    Non-Invasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation will be provided to the participants using a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) unit, a routine physical therapy intervention by the faculty researcher who is a licensed physical therapist. The electrodes will be clipped to ear over the vagus nerve distribution area. The parameters will be 30 Hz, 250 us, 5 minutes, at tolerance (no pain)

Recruiting Locations

Youngstown State University
Youngstown, Ohio 44555
Contact:
Weiqing Ge, DPT, PhD
330-941-2702
wge@ysu.edu

More Details

Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
Youngstown State University

Study Contact

Weiqing Ge Ge, DPT, PhD
330-941-2702
wge@ysu.edu

Notice

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