Clinical Trial: Effects of Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Older Adults
Study Status: COMPLETED
Recruit Status: COMPLETED
Condition: Older Adults Without Any Specific Clinical Condition
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Effects of Transcutaneous Stimulation of the Auricular Branch of the Vagus Nerve in Older Adults
Brief Summary:
The autonomic nervous system consists of two branches, the sympathetic and the parasympathetic, which must work in balance.Its functioning can be measured indirectly by heart rate variability, which is the time between heartbeats, which is not constant.The more it varies, the greater the role of the parasympathetic branch, and vice versa.However, with age, an imbalance can occur and the parasympathetic branch can play a lesser role, resulting in less heart rate variability (the times between heartbeats become more…
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