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Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Home Operations Utilizing Stimulation

NCT04484285
Conditions
Cognitive Performance
Interventions
Transcutaneous Vagal Nerve Stimulation (tVNS)
Device
Lead sponsor
University of Florida
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 85 Years
Enrollment
10 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2020 – 2023
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Gainesville, Florida
Conditions
Parkinson's Disease
Interventions
transcutaneous auricular nerve stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
Medical University of South Carolina
Other
Eligibility
40 Years to 85 Years
Enrollment
16 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Charleston, South Carolina
Conditions
Opioid-use Disorder, Opioid Withdrawal
Interventions
Sparrow Ascent Therapy System, Lofexidine, Extended-release injectable naltrexone
Device · Drug
Lead sponsor
Spark Biomedical, Inc.
Industry
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
108 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2022 – 2025
U.S. locations
4
States / cities
Rancho Mirage, California • Crownsville, Maryland • Center City, Minnesota + 1 more
Conditions
Substance Use Disorder (SUD)
Interventions
Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
Daisy Thompson-Lake
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 60 Years
Enrollment
50 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026 – 2029
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Charlottesville, Virginia
Conditions
Hemiplegia, Perinatal Brain Injury
Interventions
sTMS, taVNS
Device
Lead sponsor
Medical University of South Carolina
Other
Eligibility
8 Months to 24 Months
Enrollment
10 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2025 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Charleston, South Carolina
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
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA)
Interventions
Active tcVNS, Sham tcVNS
Device
Lead sponsor
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
NIH
Eligibility
5 Years to 18 Years
Enrollment
18 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2023 – 2025
U.S. locations
7
States / cities
San Francisco, California • Orlando, Florida • Indianapolis, Indiana + 4 more
Completed Not applicable Interventional Results available

Transcutaneous (Tragus) Vagal Nerve Stimulation for Post-op Afib

NCT04514757
Conditions
Atrial Fibrillation
Interventions
active tVNS, sham tVNS
Device
Lead sponsor
University of California, Los Angeles
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 80 Years
Enrollment
77 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2021 – 2024
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
Los Angeles, California • 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
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

Stress and Sleep Study

NCT05218109
Conditions
Stress, Psychological, Sleep, Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation, Vagus Nerve Stimulation, Mindfulness
Interventions
tVNS, Mindfulness, sham tVNS, Number Puzzle
Device · Behavioral · Other
Lead sponsor
University of Florida
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 30 Years
Enrollment
76 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2022 – 2023
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Gainesville, Florida
Conditions
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Interventions
tVNS, intermittent stimulation, tVNS, continuous stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
Foundation for Prader-Willi Research
Other
Eligibility
10 Years to 40 Years
Enrollment
102 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2024 – 2027
U.S. locations
18
States / cities
Palo Alto, California • San Diego, California • Aurora, Colorado + 14 more
Terminated Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation (TENS) for Vagal Modulation

NCT05987813
Conditions
Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
Interventions
TENS Unit
Device
Lead sponsor
Virginia Commonwealth University
Other
Eligibility
12 Years to 21 Years · Female only
Enrollment
8 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2023 – 2024
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Richmond, Virginia
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
Conditions
Withdrawal Symptoms, Opioid Use Disorder, Opioid Use
Interventions
Transcutaneous Cervical Vagal Nerve Stimulation, Sham Stimulation, [F-18]Fallypride
Device · Drug
Lead sponsor
Emory University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 75 Years
Enrollment
103 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2024 – 2027
U.S. locations
6
States / cities
Atlanta, Georgia
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
Active, not recruiting Phase 1 Interventional

Vagal Stimulation in POTS

NCT03124355
Conditions
Postural Tachycardia Syndrome
Interventions
placebo sugar pill, Pyridostigmine Pill, Galantamine Pill, Vagal stimulation, Sham vagal stimulation
Drug · Device
Lead sponsor
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 45 Years · Female only
Enrollment
11 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2017 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Nashville, Tennessee
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
Active, not recruiting Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Non-invasive Nerve Stimulation and Sleep

NCT04021537
Conditions
PTSD
Interventions
non-invasive nerve stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
VA Office of Research and Development
Federal
Eligibility
18 Years to 55 Years
Enrollment
87 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2020 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Gainesville, Florida
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