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The Impact of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Postoperative Recovery in Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Patients

The Impact of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Postoperative Cognitive Function After Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2600122214
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2026-04-10
Start date
2026-04-30
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-04-14

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Postoperative cognitive function after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting

Interventions

Control Group ( Group C):sham stimulation
taVNS stimulation Group ( Group T ):taVNS stimulation

Sponsors

The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
50 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients scheduled for elective off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG); 2. Aged between 50 and 70 years, regardless of gender; 3. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status classification II or III; 4. New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class II or III; left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) > 50%; 5. Postoperative admission to the intensive care unit (ICU); 6. Expected postoperative hospital stay > 24 hours.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Refusal to participate; 2. Intraoperative requirement for cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) support; 3. Severe organ dysfunction; 4. Severe psychiatric or neurological disorders; 5. Severe skin damage at the stimulation site; 6. Inability to cooperate with assessment or poor compliance during treatment; 7. Patients undergoing emergency surgery.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Incidence of Postoperative Neurocognitive Dysfunction;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Athens Insomnia Scale Score;Inflammatory biomarkers;Postoperative sleep quality;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactYu Chen

The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University

chenyu_njmu@126.com+86 139 5103 3928

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 17, 2026