Transcutaneous aurciular Vagal Nerve Stimulation against task-related dystonia in athletes: the Yips syndrome
Not Applicable
Not yet recruiting
- Conditions
- G24.8Other dystonia
- Registration Number
- DRKS00016507
- Lead Sponsor
- Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum-Langendreer
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
Age: 18-80 years, right-handed player, Handicap <=36, cinematically proven Yips Rotational acceleration during impact (-100ms to +100ms around impact) of = 4.000°/s, and other parameters
Exclusion Criteria
Psychiatric disorders (severe depression, schizophrenia), ongoing VNS, s/p vagotomy, cardiac illness (bradykardia, insufficiency, s/p infarction), active implant (e.g. pacemaker, defibrillator, neuromodulator), non-understanding/compliance of the study plan, progressive neurological disorder (Parkinson, mult.sclerosis, epilepsy), asthma, pregnancy, tinnitus, VP-shunt, dermatological condition or anatomic variation in the ear preventing ear-plug, other severe medical condition preventing participation.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Reduction rotational acceleration, deviation of putting direction and rotation. Method: Ultrasound-measurement of putter-movement at the testing day before and after transcutaneous vagal nerve stimulation.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method umber of successful putts