Impact of Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Post-Aerobic Activity Recovery in Post SARS-CoV-2 Patients

Post-COVID-19 Syndrome Clinical Trial

Official title:

Impact of Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Post-Aerobic Activity Recovery in Post Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Patients

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05764070
• Other study ID #: SARS-CoV-2
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: March 9, 2023
• Est. completion date: August 4, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: August 2023
• Source: Istanbul Medipol University Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Chronic fatigue, weakness, dyspnea, headaches, cognitive dysfunction, stress, sadness, anxiety, sleep disturbances, and orthostatic intolerance are among the symptoms of acute Covid-19 in patients, and these symptoms persist for more than 12 weeks after recovery. Extended Covid-19 syndrome, also known as Post-Covid-19 syndrome, is described as

Description:

Therapeutic exercises are an evidence-based method for the maintenance of musculoskeletal, cardiovascular and neurological well-being and the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases. The effects of therapeutic exercises on the human body varied according to the frequency, intensity, duration and type of exercise.

Increasing physiological and psychological recovery after exercise can lead to results such as better performance and reducing the risk of injury. Therefore, various methods are used to facilitate post-exercise recovery.

The best-known and most widely used post-exercise recovery method is active cooling, also known as active rest or cool-down. Active cooling; It is defined as any activity that includes voluntary, low/moderate intensity exercise or movement performed within one hour of exercise. Passive rest, on the other hand, is defined as no or minimal voluntary/intentional exercise movement.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 44
• Est. completion date: August 4, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: March 9, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 45 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria:

• Covid

• be between 18-45 years old

• Having pulmonary involvement in the covid process

Exclusion criteria:

• Being a professional in any sport

• Having a cardiopulmonary, orthopedic, neurological and metabolic disease

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Post-COVID-19 Syndrome
• Syndrome

Intervention

Device:
• non-invasive auricular vagus stimulation
The only cutaneous nerve of the N. vagus, ramus auricularis, receives sensation from the posterior surface of the auricle, the posterior part of the external auditory canal and the adjacent part of the eardrum. Non-invasive transcutaneous devices stimulate the vagus nerve via the auricular route or from the carotid. This device non-invasively stimulates the auricular branch of the vagus nerve without any action. As a result, it was found that the pain threshold increased and the mechanical pain sensitivity decreased.
• Placebo Non Invasive Vagus Stimulation
Placebo Non Invasive Vagus Stimulation

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Bahçesehir University	Istanbul	Istanbul Avrupa Kitasi

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Istanbul Medipol University Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

References & Publications (1)

McNarry MA, Berg RMG, Shelley J, Hudson J, Saynor ZL, Duckers J, Lewis K, Davies GA, Mackintosh KA. Inspiratory muscle training enhances recovery post-COVID-19: a randomised controlled trial. Eur Respir J. 2022 Oct 6;60(4):2103101. doi: 10.1183/13993003.03101-2021. Print 2022 Oct. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)	In the measurement of pain intensity, it was planned to use a standard, 10 mm VAS with proven reliability. The severity of pain felt by the patient; It is a scale used to mark 0 = no pain and 10 = the most severe pain, thus determining the patient's pain intensity subjectively.	a day
Primary	Autonomic nervous system device (Polar H10)	The Polar H10 device is a heart rate sensor that comes with a wearable chest strap and is the gold standard of high sensitivity and accuracy. It can be connected to multiple training devices via Bluetooth and ANT+. The device comes with a soft, adjustable sensor that touches the chest to capture the heart rate in real time.; In the study, the autonomic nervous system will be evaluated with the Polar H10 device. By connecting the device to a smart phone via bluetooth, the data will be recorded and the software supported by the device will be used for the analysis of the data.	a day
Primary	Lactate Analysis	It was measured with a portable lactate analyzer before and after exercise training, just before the recovery phase. It is an ideal lactate analyzer for using metabolic information to assess endurance, design optimal training programs, avoid overtraining plans and help identify target heart rate zones.	one day