TaVNS Application Timing During Robotic Sensorimotor Task

Launched by OLIVIER LAMBERCY · Feb 28, 2024

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Overview:

This study focuses on the potential of transcutaneous auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS) in motor neurorehabilitation for conditions like Parkinson's disease, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, and stroke. taVNS, approved for various neurological conditions and known for its safety, activates neuromodulators contributing to plasticity and motor learning. However, the optimal stimulation parameters, especially timing during movement, are not fully explored.

Study Goals:

Primary Objective: To assess the feasibility and effects of different taVNS timing protocols i...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Healthy participants above 18 years of age and able to provide informed consent and understand the study requirements
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Individuals with major untreated depression, major cognitive and/or communication deficits, and major comprehension and/or memory deficits that may interfere with the informed consent process, task-specific practice, or communication of adverse events will be excluded from the study.
• • Neurological conditions such as epilepsy, participation in any other research trial, pregnancy, use of implanted electrical devices, and use of medication or procedure that interferes with vagal functions.
• • Pregnancy or trying to get pregnant.