Acute Effect of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Two Different Locations on Blood Pressure and Cardiac Autonomic Modulation in Healthy and Hypertensive Individuals: Pilot Study of a Randomized Crossover Clinical Trial
Leite Souza PH, Ferrari Corrêa JC, Venâncio BP, Buzá LS, Oliveira da Silva G, Fregni F, Consolim‐Colombo FM, Ritti Dias RM, Corrêa FI
Physiotherapy Research International · 2026
Key finding
Acute auricular vagus nerve stimulation at the tragus or cymba conchae produced modest changes in blood pressure and cardiac autonomic modulation in healthy and hypertensive individuals.
- Condition
- Heart Health
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
- 28
Cite this study
Leite Souza, P. H., Ferrari Corrêa, J. C., Venâncio, B. P., Buzá, L. S., Oliveira da Silva, G., Fregni, F., Consolim‐Colombo, F. M., Ritti Dias, R. M., & Corrêa, F. I. (2026). Acute Effect of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Two Different Locations on Blood Pressure and Cardiac Autonomic Modulation in Healthy and Hypertensive Individuals: Pilot Study of a Randomized Crossover Clinical Trial. Physiotherapy Research International, 31(2). https://doi.org/10.1002/pri.70209
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