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Age as an Effect Modifier of the Effects of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS) on Heart Rate Variability in Healthy Subjects.

ABSTRACT: Background: Evidence suggests that vagus nerve stimulation can modulate heart rate variability (HRV). However, there is a lack of mechanistic studies in healthy subjects assessing the effects of bilateral transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) on HRV. Our study aims to investigate how taVNS can influence the HRV response, including the influence of demographic variables in this response. Methods: Therefore, we conducted a randomized controlled study with 44 subjects, 22 allocated to active and 22 to sham taVNS. Results: Our results showed a significant difference between groups in the high-frequency (HF) metric. Active taVNS increased the HF metric significantly as compared to sham taVNS. Also, we found that age was a significant effect modifier of the relationship between taVNS and HF-HRV, as a larger increase in HF-HRV was seen in the older subjects. Importantly, there was a decrease in HF-HRV in the sham group. Conclusions: These findings suggest that younger subjects can adapt and maintain a constant level of HF-HRV regardless of the type of stimulation, but in the older subjects, only the active taVNS recipients were able to maintain and increase their HF-HRV. These results are important because they indicate that taVNS can enhance physiological regulation processes in response to external events.

SUBMITTER: Gianlorenco AC

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11278058 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Age as an Effect Modifier of the Effects of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS) on Heart Rate Variability in Healthy Subjects.

Gianlorenço Anna Carolyna AC Pacheco-Barrios Kevin K Daibes Marianna M Camargo Lucas L Choi Hyuk H Song Jae-Jun JJ Fregni Felipe F

Journal of clinical medicine 20240722 14

<b>Background</b>: Evidence suggests that vagus nerve stimulation can modulate heart rate variability (HRV). However, there is a lack of mechanistic studies in healthy subjects assessing the effects of bilateral transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) on HRV. Our study aims to investigate how taVNS can influence the HRV response, including the influence of demographic variables in this response. <b>Methods</b>: Therefore, we conducted a randomized controlled study with 44 subjec ...[more]

PMID: 39064307

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Project description:Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) has been investigated as a novel neuromodulation tool. Although taVNS is generally considered safe with only mild and transient adverse effects (AEs), those specifically caused by taVNS have not yet been investigated. This systematic review and meta-analysis on taVNS aimed to (1) systematically analyze study characteristics and AE assessment, (2) characterize and analyze possible AEs and their incidence, (3) search for predictable risk factors, (4) analyze the severity of AE, and (5) suggest an evidence-based taVNS adverse events questionnaire for safety monitoring. The articles searched were published through April 7, 2022, in Medline, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane, and Lilacs databases. In general, we evaluated 177 studies that assessed 6322 subjects. From these, 55.37% of studies did not mention the presence or absence of any AEs; only 24.86% of the studies described that at least one adverse event occurred. In the 35 studies reporting the number of subjects with at least one adverse event, a meta-analytic approach to calculate the risk differences of developing an adverse event between active taVNS and controls was used. The meta-analytic overall adverse events incidence rate was calculated for the total number of adverse events reported on a 100,000 person-minutes-days scale. There were no differences in risk of developing an adverse event between active taVNS and controls. The incidence of AE, in general, was 12.84/100,000 person-minutes-days of stimulation, and the most frequently reported were ear pain, headache, and tingling. Almost half of the studies did not report the presence or absence of any AEs. We attribute this to the absence of AE in those studies. There was no causal relationship between taVNS and severe adverse events. This is the first systematic review and meta-analysis of transcutaneous auricular stimulation safety. Overall, taVNS is a safe and feasible option for clinical intervention.

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Age as an Effect Modifier of the Effects of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS) on Heart Rate Variability in Healthy Subjects.

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Age as an Effect Modifier of the Effects of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS) on Heart Rate Variability in Healthy Subjects.

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