Effects of Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Recovery After Sports Activity in Young Athletes
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 40
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Respiratory Function Test
研究概览
简要总结
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.
详细描述
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.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Participant)
盲法说明
During the application to the group that would receive sham auricular vagus nerve stimulation, the device was shown to the participants while it was being operated, but no current was given to the participants because headphones without conductive properties were used.
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 25 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- Male
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •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.
排除标准
- •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.
结局指标
主要结局
Respiratory Function Test
时间窗: 2 Months
In our study, FVC 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.
次要结局
- BORG Perceived Fatigue Measurement(2 Months)
研究者
Ali Karaağaç
Principal Investigator
Istanbul Gelisim University