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Conditions
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Interventions
Paired Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
Baylor Research Institute
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 64 Years
Enrollment
9 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2020 – 2024
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Dallas, Texas
Conditions
TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury)
Interventions
Sparrow Ascent Transcutaneous Auricular Neurostimulation (tAN)
Device
Lead sponsor
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
42 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2025 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Dallas, Texas
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
Cluster Headache
Interventions
GammaCore, Sham GammaCore device
Device
Lead sponsor
ElectroCore INC
Industry
Eligibility
18 Years to 75 Years
Enrollment
150 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2013 – 2014
U.S. locations
20
States / cities
Santa Monica, California • Stanford, California • Englewood, Colorado + 17 more
Conditions
Post COVID-19, Cognitive Dysfunction
Interventions
Parasym Device (of Parasym Ltd, UK) using Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation (t-VNS)
Device
Lead sponsor
Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 85 Years · Female only
Enrollment
25 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2022 – 2023
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Pomona, California
Conditions
Epilepsies, Partial
Interventions
Vagus Nerve Stimulation Therapy
Device
Lead sponsor
Cyberonics, Inc.
Industry
Eligibility
12 Years and older
Enrollment
360 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2005 – 2007
U.S. locations
23
States / cities
Phoenix, Arizona • Sun City, Arizona • Los Angeles, California + 19 more
Conditions
Epilepsy
Interventions
Not listed
Lead sponsor
Cyberonics, Inc.
Industry
Eligibility
7 Years and older
Enrollment
124 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2011 – 2018
U.S. locations
7
States / cities
Atlanta, Georgia • Peoria, Illinois • Louisville, Kentucky + 4 more
Completed Not applicable Interventional Results available

Vagal Nerve Stimulation for Treatment Resistant Major Depression

NCT04990687
Conditions
Major Depressive Disorder
Interventions
gammaCore™
Device
Lead sponsor
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 75 Years
Enrollment
5 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2022 – 2024
U.S. locations
1
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
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
Completed Not applicable Interventional Results available

Neurostimulation for the Relief of Acute Bronchoconstriction

NCT00762931
Conditions
Asthma
Interventions
Resolve Stimulator and Proximity Lead
Device
Lead sponsor
ElectroCore INC
Industry
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
25 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2008 – 2010
U.S. locations
6
States / cities
Chicago, Illinois • Detroit, Michigan • Royal Oak, Michigan + 3 more
Completed Not applicable Interventional Results available

Pivotal Study of VNS During Rehab After Stroke (VNS-REHAB)

NCT03131960
Conditions
Cerebrovascular Stroke, Upper Extremity Paresis
Interventions
Paired Vagus Nerve Stimulation, Rehabilitation
Device · Other
Lead sponsor
MicroTransponder Inc.
Industry
Eligibility
22 Years to 80 Years
Enrollment
108 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2017 – 2022
U.S. locations
15
States / cities
Scottsdale, Arizona • Downey, California • Santa Monica, California + 12 more
Conditions
Epilepsy, Seizures
Interventions
Vagus Nerve Stimulation Therapy
Device
Lead sponsor
Cyberonics, Inc.
Industry
Eligibility
12 Years and older
Enrollment
67 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2015 – 2016
U.S. locations
15
States / cities
Phoenix, Arizona • Loma Linda, California • Los Angeles, California + 11 more
Conditions
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Interventions
Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation, Sham Auricular Vagus nerve Stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
Anna Huguenard
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
50 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2021 – 2028
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
St Louis, Missouri
Conditions
Stroke, Chronic Stroke, Upper Extremity Paresis, Ischemic Stroke, Hemorrhagic Stroke
Interventions
Active Vagus Nerve Stimulation, Placebo Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
Baylor Research Institute
Other
Eligibility
22 Years to 79 Years
Enrollment
42 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2021 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Dallas, Texas
Conditions
Ischemic Stroke
Interventions
Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) paired with mobility training
Other
Lead sponsor
Mayo Clinic
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
20 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2025 – 2029
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Rochester, Minnesota
Conditions
Epilepsy
Interventions
M106 VNS Therapy System
Device
Lead sponsor
Cyberonics, Inc.
Industry
Eligibility
12 Years and older
Enrollment
20 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2013 – 2015
U.S. locations
15
States / cities
Phoenix, Arizona • Stanford, California • Tampa, Florida + 12 more
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
Fibromyalgia
Interventions
Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) Therapy
Device
Lead sponsor
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Other
Eligibility
21 Years to 60 Years
Enrollment
14 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2006 – 2010
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Newark, New Jersey
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
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
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
VNS Implanted Tinnitus Patients
Interventions
Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
The University of Texas at Dallas
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2017 – 2022
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Richardson, Texas