Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation & Sinoatrial Node Function

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

34 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-07-13

Study Completion Date

2023-08-01

Brief Summary

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Transcutaneous electrical stimulation (TES) is used in clinical practice to diagnose or treat a diverse range of medical conditions for over a century. Although the benefits of TES are well known, its potential side effects on the heart have not been convincingly clarified. This study will test whether TES has any effect on the sinoatrial node (SAN).

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Detailed Description

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It was hypothesized that: 1) TES has effects indirectly via peripheral afferents or directly on the SAN, and 2) TES causes a change in the R-R interval (HRV). The aim of this study was to test these hypotheses.

This research protocol will have three phases: first, the effect of a single electrical pulse on heart rate variability (HRV) will be examined in Experiment I. The effects of conventional TENS and acupuncture-like TENS on HRV will be also investigated in Experiment II. Finally, the effect of time and rest on the HRV will be tested in Experiment III. Subjects will be in a sitting position with 90-degree flexion at the elbow and supination of the hand during electrical stimulation. A pair of square (4 x 4 cm), self-adhesive, pre-gelled skin electrodes will be used for stimulation. The electrodes will be placed over the flexor aspect of the right forearm. Three-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) recording will be obtained to determine the change of HRV during rest and electrical stimulation sessions. The participant's ECG data will be continuously captured by noninvasive sensors \[self-adhesive pre-gelled Ag/AgCl surface electromyography (sEMG) electrodes, Redline® Istanbul, Türkiye\] transmitted through a data acquisition system.

The main outcome variable is the heart rhythm. In this context, electrical stimulus-related QRS wave and RR interval change (heart rate variability) will be examined. The possible direct effect of an electrical stimulus on the appearance of the QRS wave will be investigated in the time domain using the Peristimulus time histogram and the Waveform average technique. ECG data will be analyzed using a software package (Cambridge Electronic Designs, Cambridge, UK).

Conditions

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Electricity; Effects Heart Arrhythmia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

This study will be conducted in an experimental study design.

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Electrical Stimulation

Electrical Stimulation and Sham will be delivered transcutaneously in random consecutive sessions

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Electrical Stimulation and a sham will be administered through the skin in random consecutive sessions in a study group. A single monophasic square electrical pulse and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation will be applied to the forearm volar aspect.

Interventions

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