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Completed Not applicable Interventional

VNS for Long-COVID-19

NCT05630040
Conditions
Post-COVID-19 Syndrome, Postural Tachycardia Syndrome, Dysautonomia
Interventions
Non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation, Sham Intervention
Device
Lead sponsor
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
40 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2022 – 2024
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
New York, New York
Conditions
Depression, Epilepsy
Interventions
Vagal nerve stimulant
Device
Lead sponsor
Mayo Clinic
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
16 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2025 – 2027
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
Minneapolis, Minnesota • Rochester, Minnesota
Completed Not applicable Interventional Results available

Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) Paired With Tones for Tinnitus

NCT01962558
Conditions
Tinnitus
Interventions
VNS Treatment, VNS Control
Device
Lead sponsor
MicroTransponder Inc.
Industry
Eligibility
22 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
30 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2014 – 2016
U.S. locations
3
States / cities
Iowa City, Iowa • Buffalo, New York • Dallas, Texas
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
Conditions
Epilepsy, Sudden Cardiac Death
Interventions
A change or titration in the current or frequency settings of the VNS therapy system.
Other
Lead sponsor
University of California, Los Angeles
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
1 participant
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2020 – 2021
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Los Angeles, California
Conditions
Chronic Migraine
Interventions
GammaCore Active Device, GammaCore Sham Device
Device
Lead sponsor
ElectroCore INC
Industry
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
59 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2012 – 2014
U.S. locations
6
States / cities
San Francisco, California • Ann Arbor, Michigan • Springfield, Missouri + 3 more
Conditions
Major Depressive Disorder
Interventions
vagus nerve stimulation (VNS)
Device
Lead sponsor
Cyberonics, Inc.
Industry
Eligibility
18 Years to 80 Years
Enrollment
266 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2000 – 2005
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Houston, Texas
Completed Not applicable Interventional Results available

Combining VNS With PT Interventions for Individuals With PD

NCT05871151
Conditions
Parkinson Disease
Interventions
taVNS, Exercise
Device · Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Other
Eligibility
35 Years to 80 Years
Enrollment
25 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2023 – 2024
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
Birmingham, Alabama
Conditions
Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders, Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, Autonomic Nervous System Disease, Autonomic Nervous System Imbalance
Interventions
Percutaneous vagal nerve stimulation (pVNS) device, Acoustic vagal nerve stimulation (aVNS) treatment
Device · Other
Lead sponsor
Medical College of Wisconsin
Other
Eligibility
10 Years to 18 Years
Enrollment
90 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2021 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Conditions
Neuromodulation
Interventions
Auricular Vagal Nerve Stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
Northwell Health
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
10 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2022 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
New York, 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
Conditions
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Patients
Interventions
Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation for attention in veterans with TBI, Soterix Medical Vagus Nerve Stimulation mini-CT
Other · Device
Lead sponsor
Baylor College of Medicine
Other
Eligibility
25 Years to 64 Years
Enrollment
30 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Houston, Texas
Conditions
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS-C)
Interventions
Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (ta-VNS), Sham Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
West Virginia University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
80 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Morgantown, West Virginia
Conditions
Pain, Postoperative, Opioid Use, Lumbar Spine Injury
Interventions
Sparrow Ascent Transcutaneous Auricular Neurostimulation (tAN), Sham Control Device
Device
Lead sponsor
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 85 Years
Enrollment
20 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2024 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Dallas, Texas
Recruiting Not applicable Interventional

Targeted Plasticity Therapy for PTSD

NCT06266364
Conditions
PTSD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Interventions
Active VNS stimulation, Sham VNS stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
The University of Texas at Dallas
Other
Eligibility
22 Years to 79 Years
Enrollment
20 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2024 – 2028
U.S. locations
3
States / cities
Austin, Texas • Dallas, Texas • Richardson, Texas
Conditions
Substance-Related Disorders, Substance Use Disorders, Substance Abuse, Intravenous, Substance Withdrawal, Substance Abuse, Opioid-use Disorder, Opioid Use Disorder, Severe, Opioid Use
Interventions
Non invasive VN stimulation (nVNS), Oxygen (15-O) Water, Sham Stimulation
Device · Drug
Lead sponsor
Emory University
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
Atlanta, Georgia
Conditions
Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome, Frequently Relapsing Nephrotic Syndrome
Interventions
Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve (taVNS) stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
Northwell Health
Other
Eligibility
2 Years to 21 Years
Enrollment
7 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2019 – 2021
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
New Hyde Park, New York
Active, not recruiting Not applicable Interventional

RESEARCH EVALUATING VAGAL EXCITATION AND ANATOMICAL LINKS

NCT06143293
Conditions
Epilepsy, Depressive Disorder
Interventions
Vagus nerve stimulation device: acute and chronic administration of investigational vagus nerve stimulation parameters
Device
Lead sponsor
University of Minnesota
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
144 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2023 – 2027
U.S. locations
5
States / cities
Stanford, California • Minneapolis, Minnesota • St Louis, Missouri + 2 more
Active, not recruiting Not applicable Interventional

Noninvasive Vagal Nerve Stimulation

NCT06816004
Conditions
Multiple Sclerosis
Interventions
Remotely Supervised Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (RS - tDCS), Remotely Supervised Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (RS - taVNS), Remotely Supervised Transcutaneous Cervical Vagus Nerve Stimulation (RS - tcVNS)
Device
Lead sponsor
NYU Langone Health
Other
Eligibility
25 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
30 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2025 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
New York, New York
Conditions
Epilepsy, Seizures, Drug Resistant Epilepsy
Interventions
Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) Therapy
Device
Lead sponsor
LivaNova
Industry
Eligibility
Not listed
Enrollment
827 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2018 – 2024
U.S. locations
19
States / cities
Grand Junction, Colorado • Washington D.C., District of Columbia • Orlando, Florida + 15 more
Conditions
Pain, Migraine
Interventions
VNS device, Inactive device
Device
Lead sponsor
Benjamin Natelson
Other
Eligibility
42 Years to 80 Years
Enrollment
27 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2017 – 2020
U.S. locations
4
States / cities
East Orange, New Jersey • New York, New York
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
Crohn Disease
Interventions
Vagal Nerve Stimulator
Device
Lead sponsor
Indiana University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 75 Years
Enrollment
4 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2021 – 2022
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Indianapolis, Indiana
Conditions
PTSD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD, PTSD - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorders, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD
Interventions
non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
Acacia Clinics
Industry
Eligibility
18 Years to 70 Years
Enrollment
40 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Sunnyvale, California