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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
Depression, Anxiety
Interventions
transcutaneous auricular neurostimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
Medical University of South Carolina
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
10 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2022 – 2024
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Charleston, South Carolina
Recruiting Phase 2 Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Role of Sympathetic Overactivity and Angiotensin II in PTSD and CV

NCT02560805
Conditions
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
Interventions
Microneurography, Combat virtual reality video clip, Handgrip Exercise, Cold Pressor Test (CPT), Sodium Nitroprusside (SNP), Phenylephrine, Losartan, Atenolol, Transcutaneous Vagal Nerve Stimulation (tVNS), Sham Transcutaneous Vagal Nerve Stimulation (tVNS)
Procedure · Behavioral · Drug + 1 more
Lead sponsor
Emory University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
134 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2015 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Decatur, Georgia
Recruiting Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Sympathetic Overactivity in Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

NCT01627301
Conditions
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Prehypertension
Interventions
Device-Guided Breathing (DGB), Sham DGB, Transcutaneous Vagal Nerve Stimulation (tVNS), Sham tVNS
Device
Lead sponsor
Emory University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
120 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2012 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Decatur, 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
Recruiting Early Phase 1 Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Mapping Auricular Vagus Nerve Circuitry

NCT00200889
Conditions
Healthy
Interventions
active TEAS
Device
Lead sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
50 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2023 – 2028
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Boston, Massachusetts
Recruiting Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Reaction Time

NCT07528742
Conditions
Healthy Subjects (HS)
Interventions
vagus nerve stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
Youngstown State University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
30 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2026 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Youngstown, Ohio
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
Completed Early Phase 1 Interventional Results available

taVNS for Upper Limb Rehabilitation

NCT04129242
Conditions
Stroke
Interventions
Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS) + Task Specifc Training
Device
Lead sponsor
Medical University of South Carolina
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 80 Years
Enrollment
20 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2020 – 2022
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Charleston, South Carolina
Conditions
Opioid-use Disorder, Opioid Withdrawal
Interventions
Sparrow Therapy System
Device
Lead sponsor
Spark Biomedical, Inc.
Industry
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
6 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2021
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Austin, Texas
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
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
TBI Traumatic Brain Injury
Interventions
Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation (tVNS)
Device
Lead sponsor
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 75 Years
Enrollment
7 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Chicago, Illinois
Conditions
Fibromyalgia
Interventions
Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 80 Years
Enrollment
60 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2024 – 2029
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions
Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Vasospasm, Cerebral, Transcutaneous Vagal Nerve Stimulation (tVNS), Endovascular Treatment
Interventions
Transcutaneous Vagal Nerve Stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
Marshall Holland
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
10 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026 – 2029
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Birmingham, Alabama
Recruiting Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Vagustim™ Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation Devices

NCT07791290
Conditions
Healthy Controls Group - Age and Sex-matched
Interventions
Vagustim Individual Device
Device
Lead sponsor
Northwell Health
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
20 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2025 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
New Hyde Park, New York
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 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
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic, Musculoskeletal Pain
Interventions
Vagus nerve stimulation, Sham vagus nerve stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
Northwell Health
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
19 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2017 – 2020
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Manhasset, New York
Conditions
Diabetes, Weight Loss
Interventions
tVNS, Complete Vagotomy, Anterior Vagotomy
Behavioral · Procedure
Lead sponsor
University of Florida
Other
Eligibility
20 Years to 75 Years
Enrollment
120 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2025 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Gainesville, Florida
Not yet recruiting Not applicable Interventional

taVNS in Veterans With Knee OA (AVAHCS)

NCT07804199
Conditions
Knee Osteoarthritis
Interventions
Methylprednisolone acetate, taVNS
Drug · Device
Lead sponsor
VA Office of Research and Development
Federal
Eligibility
45 Years to 75 Years
Enrollment
40 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026 – 2028
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Decatur, Georgia
Conditions
Chronic Dizziness, Persistent Postural Perceptual Dizziness
Interventions
Sham Device, Auricular transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation
Other
Lead sponsor
Mayo Clinic
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
60 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Jacksonville, Florida
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