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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
Stroke
Interventions
transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS)
Device
Lead sponsor
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Other
Eligibility
13 Years to 21 Years
Enrollment
1 participant
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Houston, Texas
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
Completed Not applicable Interventional Results available

taVNS in Mild to Moderate Parkinson's Disease

NCT04157621
Conditions
Parkinson Disease
Interventions
Active taVNS, Sham Stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
Medical University of South Carolina
Other
Eligibility
40 Years to 79 Years
Enrollment
33 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2018 – 2021
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Charleston, South Carolina
Conditions
Ocular Inflammation, Crystalline Lens; Chalcosis, Intraocular Lens Complication
Interventions
Cymbathera One System
Device
Lead sponsor
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
20 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026 – 2028
U.S. locations
7
States / cities
Basking Ridge, New Jersey • Middletown, New Jersey • Montvale, New Jersey + 4 more
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
Not yet recruiting Not applicable Interventional

Modulating Inflammation in Neuro-Trauma

NCT07510074
Conditions
Traumatic Brain Injury
Interventions
Nurosym taVNS, Nurosym (sham)
Device
Lead sponsor
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 75 Years
Enrollment
16 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026 – 2027
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
San Antonio, Texas
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
Conditions
PARKINSON DISEASE (Disorder)
Interventions
transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 80 Years
Enrollment
24 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2025 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Birmingham, Alabama
Active, not recruiting Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Effect of Stimulation on the Vagus Nerve

NCT04206540
Conditions
Healthy Subjects
Interventions
Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation, Vagal Stimulation
Device · Procedure
Lead sponsor
Indiana University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 80 Years
Enrollment
30 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2019 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Indianapolis, Indiana
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
Stroke
Interventions
Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 80 Years
Enrollment
44 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2024 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Pomona, California
Conditions
Alcohol Withdrawal, Alcohol Use Disorder
Interventions
Transcutaneous Nerve Stimulation, Sham Stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
Northwell Health
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2024 – 2025
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Manhasset, New York
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

taVNS Cold Pressor

NCT05254080
Conditions
taVNS, Brain Stimulation
Interventions
Active taVNS, Sham taVNS
Device
Lead sponsor
Medical University of South Carolina
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
24 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2021
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Charleston, South Carolina
Conditions
Hemostasis, Blood Biomarkers
Interventions
Volta System
Device
Lead sponsor
Spark Biomedical, Inc.
Industry
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
25 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2023 – 2024
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Manhasset, New York
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Noninvasive VNS to Facilitate Excitability in Motor Cortex

NCT04130646
Conditions
Stroke, Stroke Sequelae, Motor Activity
Interventions
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS)
Device
Lead sponsor
Medical University of South Carolina
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
12 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2020 – 2024
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Charleston, South Carolina
Completed Not applicable Interventional Results available

Vagus Nerve Stimulation as Treatment for Long Covid

NCT05608629
Conditions
Long COVID, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Interventions
Transcutaneous Non-Invasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Other
Eligibility
Up to 70 Years
Enrollment
17 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2022
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
New York, New York
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
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
Completed Early Phase 1 Interventional Results available

taVNS Paired With Bottle Feeding in Infants Failing Oral Feeds

NCT04643808
Conditions
Poor Feeding, Infant Development, Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Interventions
transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
Medical University of South Carolina
Other
Eligibility
3 Weeks to 5 Months
Enrollment
35 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2017 – 2022
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Charleston, South Carolina
Conditions
Major Depressive Disorder
Interventions
Active transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation, Sham transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation
Other
Lead sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital
Other
Eligibility
24 Years to 45 Years · Female only
Enrollment
15 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2020 – 2022
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Charlestown, Massachusetts
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
Completed Early Phase 1 Interventional Results available

CIMT and taVNS for Hemiplegia in Infants

NCT05101707
Conditions
Infant Development, Hemiplegia, Constraint Induced Movement Therapy
Interventions
transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation, Constraint induced movement therapy
Device · Other
Lead sponsor
Medical University of South Carolina
Other
Eligibility
6 Months to 18 Months
Enrollment
6 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2022 – 2024
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Charleston, South Carolina
Conditions
Breast Cancer
Interventions
Transcutaneous vagus nerve and acupuncture point stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
The Healing Consciousness Foundation
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 75 Years
Enrollment
46 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2025 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Meadowbrook, Pennsylvania