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Tivic Health study: personalized ncVNS boosts HRV 46%, 8.9x vs fixed frequency
Valion Bio, Inc.
- Personalizing stimulation frequency increased heart rate variability by 46%, 8.9x more effective than uniform frequency across subjects.
- Optimal frequency varied between visits for each subject, highlighting need for pre-treatment personalization.
- Electrode placement significantly impacted HRV; some configurations reduced HRV markedly while others increased it.
- Four minutes of ncVNS stimulation drove large HRV increase and was more effective than twenty minutes.
- CEO sees potential clinical utility in ischemic stroke, PTSD, and inflammatory diseases; plans in-house or partnered development.