Effects of Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Recovery After Sports Activity in Young Athletes
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Fatigue
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Gelisim University
- Enrollment
- 40
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Respiratory Function Test
- Status
- Recruiting
- Last Updated
- 8 months ago
Overview
Brief 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.
Detailed 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.
Investigators
Ali Karaağaç
Principal Investigator
Istanbul Gelisim University
Eligibility Criteria
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 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.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Respiratory Function Test
Time Frame: 2 Months
In our study, FEV1 measurement were calculated using a MiniSpir2 brand spirometer device. The measurements were performed while the participants were sitting in a fixed chair. The measurements were repeated 3 times for each participant and the two highest values read on the device were recorded as an average.
Secondary Outcomes
- BORG Perceived Fatigue Measurement(2 Months)