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Not yet recruiting Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Vagus Nerve Stimulation to Enhance Memory in Aging

NCT07214194
Conditions
Alzheimer Disease, Aging
Interventions
Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS)
Device
Lead sponsor
Stanford University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 80 Years
Enrollment
150 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2027 – 2028
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Stanford, California
Conditions
Breast Cancer Survivors
Interventions
Active taVNS, Sham taVNS
Device
Lead sponsor
Florida State University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 79 Years · Female only
Enrollment
40 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026 – 2028
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Tallahassee, Florida
Conditions
Heavy Menstrual Bleeding
Interventions
Sparrow Link, Sparrow Link (Sham)
Device
Lead sponsor
Spark Biomedical, Inc.
Industry
Eligibility
14 Years to 45 Years · Female only
Enrollment
80 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions
PTSD - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Interventions
transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation, sham transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
Wayne State University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 80 Years
Enrollment
60 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2027 – 2031
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Detroit, Michigan
Conditions
Nephrotic Syndrome in Children, Minimal Change Disease, Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
Interventions
trascutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation, Sham device
Device
Lead sponsor
Northwell Health
Other
Eligibility
3 Years to 17 Years
Enrollment
10 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2022 – 2027
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
New Hyde Park, New York • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Conditions
Healthy
Interventions
Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation, Sham Procedure (No Stimulation)
Device
Lead sponsor
Indiana University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 70 Years
Enrollment
60 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2025 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Indianapolis, Indiana
Recruiting Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Pupil-Indexed Noninvasive Neuromodulation

NCT06282406
Conditions
Paresis
Interventions
Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation, Sham
Other
Lead sponsor
VA Office of Research and Development
Federal
Eligibility
18 Years to 75 Years
Enrollment
110 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2024 – 2028
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Completed No phase listed Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Examining Transcutaneous Vagal Nerve Stimulation as a Facilitator of Social Bonding

NCT05899413
Conditions
Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Interventions
Transcutaneous vagal nerve stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
University of California, San Francisco
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 39 Years
Enrollment
160 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2024
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
San Francisco, California
Not listed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Anti-inflammatory Actions of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment

NCT04177264
Conditions
Inflammation
Interventions
Occipito-Atlantal Decompression (OA DC), Sham Occipito-Atlantal Decompression (Sham OA DC), Splenic Lymphatic Pump Technique (SpLPT), Sham Splenic Lymphatic Pump Technique (Sham SpLPT), Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS), Sham Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (Sham taVNS)
Procedure · Device
Lead sponsor
Burrell College of Health Sciences
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
36 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2020 – 2023
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Conditions
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Opioid Use Disorder
Interventions
Sparrow Ascent tAN, Sparrow Ascent Active Sham
Device
Lead sponsor
University of Cincinnati
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
20 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2024 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Not yet recruiting Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation (tVNS) and Stress Regulation During Performance Tasks

NCT07470229
Conditions
Stress Response
Interventions
Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation (tVNS), Evaluative Stress Task
Device · Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of Florida
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
200 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Gainesville, Florida
Conditions
Opioid Withdrawal, Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)
Interventions
Sparrow Link (Active tAN), Sparrow Link (Sham tAN)
Device
Lead sponsor
Payel Roy
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
50 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Conditions
Acute Stress Reaction, Cognitive Performance
Interventions
Sparrow Hawk (Active), Sparrow Hawk (Sham)
Device
Lead sponsor
Spark Biomedical, Inc.
Industry
Eligibility
18 Years to 41 Years
Enrollment
43 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2024 – 2025
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Columbus, Ohio
Conditions
Blood Loss, Surgical
Interventions
Volta tAN System, SHAM Volta tAN System
Device
Lead sponsor
University Surgical Vascular
Industry
Eligibility
18 Years to 75 Years
Enrollment
40 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2024 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Watkinsville, Georgia
Conditions
Depression
Interventions
Psilocybin, Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS), Sham taVNS
Drug · Device
Lead sponsor
Charles Raison
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 70 Years
Enrollment
141 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2025 – 2029
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Edwards, Colorado
Conditions
Survivor of Childhood Cancer, Insomnia, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
Interventions
Soterix tVNS device, Soterix tVNS device (sham programmed), Sleep Quality, Neurocognitive and mental health outcomes
Device · Behavioral
Lead sponsor
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Other
Eligibility
20 Years to 50 Years
Enrollment
40 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026 – 2029
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Memphis, Tennessee
Recruiting Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Evaluation of a Device to Reduce Motion Sickness and Spatial Disorientation

NCT06892340
Conditions
Motion Sickness
Interventions
Transcutaneous Auricular Neurostimulation device
Device
Lead sponsor
59th Medical Wing
Federal
Eligibility
18 Years to 50 Years
Enrollment
36 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2025
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
San Antonio, Texas
Conditions
Stroke, Upper Extremity Paresis
Interventions
Active RAVANS concurrent with arm motor training, Inactive RAVANS concurrent with arm motor training
Device
Lead sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
6 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2018
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions
Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Interventions
Transcutaneous electrical auricular vagus nerve stimulation (VNS)
Device
Lead sponsor
Northwell Health
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
47 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2020 – 2021
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Manhasset, New York
Active, not recruiting Not applicable Interventional

Neurostimulation to Improve NOWS Outcomes

NCT05129020
Conditions
Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Interventions
Sparrow Fledging Therapy System, Sham Sparrow Fledging Therapy System
Device
Lead sponsor
Spark Biomedical, Inc.
Industry
Eligibility
33 Weeks to 1 Year
Enrollment
52 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2022 – 2027
U.S. locations
3
States / cities
Charleston, South Carolina • Dallas, Texas • San Antonio, Texas
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

taVNS on Pupillary Response and Perceptual Learning

NCT05386563
Conditions
Pupillary Response
Interventions
Transcutaneous Auricular Vagal Nerve Stimulation (taVNS), Sham Stimulation
Procedure
Lead sponsor
NYU Langone Health
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
12 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2022 – 2025
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
New York, New York
Terminated Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation to Enhance Motor Learning

NCT05316519
Conditions
Neurological Injury, Motor Disorders, Paresis
Interventions
Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Other
Lead sponsor
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
Federal
Eligibility
18 Years to 75 Years
Enrollment
4 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2022 – 2023
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Conditions
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Interventions
TENS for vagus stimulation, TENS for sham stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
Aikaterini Thanou
Individual
Eligibility
18 Years to 70 Years
Enrollment
7 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2015 – 2018
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Conditions
Psoriasis Vulgaris
Interventions
Active taVNS, Sham taVNS
Device
Lead sponsor
Burrell College of Health Sciences
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
50 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2022 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Las Cruces, New Mexico