Prefrontal tDCS modulates autonomic responses in COVID-19 inpatients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

maladaptive changes in the autonomic nervous system (ANS) have been observed in short and long-term phases of COVID-19 infection. Identifying effective treatments to modulate autonomic imbalance could be a strategy for preventing and reducing disease severity and induced complications.

Objective

to investigate the efficacy, safety, and feasibility of a single session of bihemispheric prefrontal tDCS on indicators of cardiac autonomic regulation and mood of COVID-19 inpatients.

Methods

patients were randomized to receive a single 30-min session of bihemispheric active tDCS over the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (2 mA; n = 20) or sham (n = 20). Changes in time [post-pre intervention] in heart rate variability (HRV), mood, heart rate, respiratory rate, and ox

SUBMITTER: Pinto TP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10027235 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature