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Active, not recruiting Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Imaging Brain Fluids During Breathing

NCT05180981
Conditions
Healthy
Interventions
Transcutaneous vagal nerve stimulation, Breathing task
Device · Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Boston University Charles River Campus
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 70 Years
Enrollment
81 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2022 – 2026
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions
Alcohol Withdrawal
Interventions
Transcutaneous Auricular Neurostimulation (tAN)
Device
Lead sponsor
Erin Takemoto
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
12 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2025
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Wernersville, Pennsylvania
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Mastoid taVNS-fMRI

NCT06518356
Conditions
Auricular Stimulation
Interventions
Transcutaneous Auricular Neurostimulation (tAN)
Device
Lead sponsor
Medical University of South Carolina
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
24 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2024 – 2025
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Charleston, South Carolina
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
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
Conditions
Temporomandibular Disorder
Interventions
Transcutaneous Auricular Neurostimulation, Sham Stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
University of Minnesota
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
40 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Completed Not applicable Interventional Results available

Auricular Neuromodulation for FESS

NCT06662422
Conditions
Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery, Vagal Nerve Stimulation, Platelet Activation
Interventions
Spark Biomedical Sparrow Ascent Transcutaneous Auricular Neurostimulation (tAN) System
Device
Lead sponsor
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
20 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2024 – 2025
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
New York, New York
Not listed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Testing the Noradrenergic Hypothesis of Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation

NCT04455295
Conditions
no Condition, Electroencephalography, Pupil Diameter
Interventions
Transdermal Vagus Nerve Stimulation (tVNS)
Device
Lead sponsor
Arkansas Tech University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
55 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2020 – 2025
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Russellville, Arkansas
Terminated Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Autonomic Mechanisms of Sleep-dependent Memory Consolidation

NCT04021797
Conditions
Memory, Sleep
Interventions
transcutaneous vagal nerve stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
University of California, San Francisco
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 64 Years
Enrollment
12 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2019 – 2020
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
San Francisco, California
Conditions
Post Operative Delirium, Cognitive Impairment, Vagus Nerve Stimulation, Depression
Interventions
Transcutaneous vagal nerve stimulation, Sham (No Treatment)
Device
Lead sponsor
Northwestern University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
40 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026 – 2029
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Chicago, Illinois
Conditions
Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Interventions
Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation, Sham Auricular Vagus nerve Stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
Washington University School of Medicine
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
80 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2025 – 2032
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
St Louis, Missouri
Conditions
Self Harm, Suicidal Ideation
Interventions
tVNS Program, Phone App Program, tVNS and Phone App Program, Sham tNVS and Control App
Device · Other · Combination Product
Lead sponsor
University of Notre Dame
Other
Eligibility
13 Years to 17 Years
Enrollment
200 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2024 – 2027
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
South Bend, Indiana • Rochester, New York
Recruiting Phase 2Phase 3 Interventional

BabySTrong II taVNS Feeding Trial

NCT07049952
Conditions
Feeding Delays, Neonates and Term Infants
Interventions
taVNS, NAC and taVNS, inactive taVNS, sterile water and inactive taVNS
Device · Combination Product
Lead sponsor
Medical University of South Carolina
Other
Eligibility
39 Weeks to 54 Weeks
Enrollment
88 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2025 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Charleston, South Carolina
Completed Not applicable Interventional Results available

Noninvasive Neuromodulation to Reserve Diastolic Dysfunction

NCT02983448
Conditions
Heart Failure, Diastolic
Interventions
transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
University of Oklahoma
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 90 Years
Enrollment
24 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2016 – 2018
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Conditions
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Parkinsons Disease (PD), Healthy Adult
Interventions
transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation, sham stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
University of Colorado, Denver
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
80 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2025 – 2028
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Aurora, Colorado
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
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Learning and Ear Stimulation

NCT04812015
Conditions
Learning, taVNS
Interventions
transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) 15 minutes, taVNS 30 minutes, taVNS 45 minutes, taVNS 60 minutes, taVNS 75 minutes, taVNS 0 minutes
Device
Lead sponsor
Medical University of South Carolina
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
28 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2022 – 2023
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Charleston, South Carolina
Enrolling by invitation No phase listed Observational Accepts healthy volunteers

Non-Invasive Bioelectronic Analytics

NCT04100486
Conditions
Autonomic Dysfunction, Autonomic Imbalance, Autonomic Nervous System Diseases, Vagus Nerve Autonomic Disorder
Interventions
Standing-Squatting-Standing Test, Deep Breathing Test, Cold Pressor Test, Cold Face Test, Valsalva Maneuver, Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS)
Other · Device
Lead sponsor
Northwell Health
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 60 Years
Enrollment
48 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2019 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Manhasset, New York
Conditions
Presbycusis
Interventions
transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation, Sham Control
Device
Lead sponsor
University of Florida
Other
Eligibility
55 Years to 80 Years
Enrollment
36 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2025 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Gainesville, Florida
Conditions
Large Vessel Occlusion, Acute Ischemic Stroke
Interventions
transcutaneous auricular vagal nerve stimulation, Sham transcutaneous vagal nerve stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
Washington University School of Medicine
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 99 Years
Enrollment
65 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026 – 2028
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
St Louis, Missouri
Conditions
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
Interventions
Parasym (TM) Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) Device
Device
Lead sponsor
University of Oklahoma
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 80 Years
Enrollment
5 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2019 – 2021
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

tVNS Responsiveness Testing With Pupil Size

NCT06335199
Conditions
Stroke, Healthy Adult
Interventions
Unilateral Left tVNS stimulation, Bilateral tVNS stimulation, Unilateral Left Sham stimulation, Bilateral Sham stimulation, Unilateral Right tVNS stimulation, Unilateral Right Sham stimulation
Procedure
Lead sponsor
Georgia Institute of Technology
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 89 Years
Enrollment
21 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2024 – 2025
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Atlanta, Georgia
Conditions
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
Interventions
taVNS
Device
Lead sponsor
Northwell Health
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
30 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2022 – 2024
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Manhasset, New York
Conditions
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Interventions
Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation, Sham Auricular Vagus nerve Stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
Anna Huguenard
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
50 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2021 – 2028
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
St Louis, Missouri