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Active, not recruiting Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Effect of (TaVNS) on Anxiety and Brain Function in Distressed Health Care Workers

NCT05132881
Conditions
Anxiety, Distress, Emotional, Effects of Vibration, Healthy
Interventions
Neuvana 2.0 Transcutaneous Auricular Vagal Nerve Stimulation (TaVNS), Waitlist Control, Healthy Controls: Substudy Group III, Distressed Workers: Subgroup II
Other
Lead sponsor
Thomas Jefferson University
Other
Eligibility
21 Years and older
Enrollment
90 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2021 – 2025
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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 Ischemic Stroke
Interventions
Vivistim
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
2024 – 2028
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
New York, New York
Conditions
Treatment Resistant Depression
Interventions
Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS)
Device
Lead sponsor
LivaNova
Industry
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
6,800 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2019 – 2030
U.S. locations
101
States / cities
Birmingham, Alabama • Huntsville, Alabama • Burlingame, California + 85 more
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
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
Spinal Cord Injuries (Complete and Incomplete)
Interventions
Transauricular vagus nerve stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 89 Years
Enrollment
50 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Birmingham, Alabama
Conditions
Neuropathic Pain
Interventions
taVNS Video, Educational materials, TMS Video
Other
Lead sponsor
University of Miami
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 80 Years
Enrollment
28 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2024
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Miami, Florida
Conditions
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Aneurysmal
Interventions
gammaCore
Device
Lead sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 85 Years
Enrollment
25 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2022 – 2029
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Boston, Massachusetts
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
Traumatic Brain Injury, Upper Extremity
Interventions
taVNS + FTP, FTP + sham taVNS
Device · Other
Lead sponsor
Craig Hospital
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
30 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026 – 2028
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Englewood, Colorado
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
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
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
Recruiting Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Non-invasive Nerve Stimulation for PTSD and Sleep

NCT03170440
Conditions
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury
Interventions
Transcutaneous nerve stimulation location 1
Device
Lead sponsor
University of Florida
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 55 Years
Enrollment
221 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2017 – 2025
U.S. locations
3
States / cities
Gainesville, Florida • Jacksonville, Florida
Conditions
Premature Ventricular Contraction
Interventions
Low-Level Tragus Stimulation, Heart Rate Variability- Biofeedback, Conventional Medical Therapy
Device · Behavioral · Other
Lead sponsor
Hunter Holmes Mcguire Veteran Affairs Medical Center
Federal
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2023 – 2024
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Richmond, Virginia
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
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
Breast Cancer, Lymphoma
Interventions
PARASYM neuromodulation device
Device
Lead sponsor
University of Oklahoma
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 99 Years
Enrollment
104 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2023 – 2027
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma • Tulsa, Oklahoma
Conditions
Breast Cancer Survivors
Interventions
Active taVNS, Sham taVNS
Device
Lead sponsor
Florida State University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 79 Years · Female only
Enrollment
40 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026 – 2028
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Tallahassee, Florida
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
Active, not recruiting Not applicable Interventional

Transdermal Vagal Stimulation for POTS

NCT02281097
Conditions
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
Interventions
Stimulation, Placebo
Other
Lead sponsor
Vanderbilt University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 75 Years
Enrollment
18 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2013 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Nashville, Tennessee
Active, not recruiting Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

The Locus Coeruleus, Norepinephrine and Cognitive Aging

NCT06880510
Conditions
Alzheimer Disease
Interventions
t-VNS transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulator
Device
Lead sponsor
Cornell University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
150 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2025 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Ithaca, New York
Conditions
Long COVID, Brain Fog, Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive Dysfunction, Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome
Interventions
Processing Speed Training, In-lab Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Training, In-lab Brain Health Training, Transfer Package, Follow Up Phone Calls, Vocational Rehabilitation, Peer Mentoring, Reaction Time Training, Trans-auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation: High Intensity, Trans-auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation: Low Intensity
Behavioral · Procedure
Lead sponsor
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
30 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2024 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Birmingham, Alabama