Pain Perception and the Autonomic Nervous System

NANot yet recruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

146

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

November 4, 2024

Primary Completion Date

August 31, 2026

Study Completion Date

August 31, 2026

Conditions
Autonomic Nervous System ModulationPain PerceptionPain SensitivityCentral SensitizationVagus Nerve Stimulations
Interventions
OTHER

respiratory gated taVNS

Electrical stimulation will be delivered in bursts during expiration

OTHER

random burst stimulation

Electrical stimulation will be delivered in bursts at random timepoints during the breathing cycle

OTHER

continuous stimulation

Electrical stimulation will be delivered continuously for 30sec followed by a 30sec break.

OTHER

Sham stimulation

Electrical stimulation will be identical to the taVNS, but the electrodes will be placed at a different position on the ear

Trial Locations (1)

8008

Balgrist University Hospital, Zurich

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Schweinhardt Petra

OTHER

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