Brain, Behavior and Endocrine Effects of Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Healthy
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Design
- Allocation: RandomizedIntervention Model: Crossover AssignmentMasking: Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)Primary Purpose: Basic Science
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 18 years and 28 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
A randomized, double-blinded, sham-controlled, within-subject, crossover design will be employed in this study. In a randomized order, a total of 54 healthy subjects will receive transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation via tragus and sham stimulation vis earlobe in the left ear (interval between thes...
A randomized, double-blinded, sham-controlled, within-subject, crossover design will be employed in this study. In a randomized order, a total of 54 healthy subjects will receive transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation via tragus and sham stimulation vis earlobe in the left ear (interval between these two stimulations will be 1 week). Eye-tracking and behavioral data will be collected before and after 30 minutes of stimulation, saliva samples will be collected before and after 30 minutes of stimulation, and the end of the experiment. Some personal traits will be assessed using different kinds of questionnaires, such as the Autism Spectrum Quotient(ASQ), Social Responsiveness Scale(SRS), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), Beck's Depression Inventory(BDI), and Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20).
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT04890457
- Collaborators
- Not Provided
- Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Keith Kendrick, Dr. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
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