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Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Treatment of Mild Cognitive Impairment With Transcutaneous Vagal Nerve Stimulation

NCT03359902
Conditions
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Interventions
Transcutaneous vagal nerve stimulation, Sham stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
University of Florida
Other
Eligibility
60 Years to 89 Years
Enrollment
59 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2018 – 2022
U.S. locations
3
States / cities
Gainesville, Florida
Conditions
Psoriasis Vulgaris
Interventions
Active taVNS, Sham taVNS
Device
Lead sponsor
Burrell College of Health Sciences
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
50 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2022 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Las Cruces, New Mexico
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
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
Endometriosis
Interventions
Real stimulation VS Sham
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Other
Eligibility
21 Years to 64 Years · Female only
Enrollment
18 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2009 – 2011
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
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
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
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
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
Completed Early Phase 1 Interventional Results available

CIMT and taVNS for Hemiplegia in Infants

NCT05101707
Conditions
Infant Development, Hemiplegia, Constraint Induced Movement Therapy
Interventions
transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation, Constraint induced movement therapy
Device · Other
Lead sponsor
Medical University of South Carolina
Other
Eligibility
6 Months to 18 Months
Enrollment
6 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2022 – 2024
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Charleston, South Carolina
Recruiting Not applicable Interventional

VNS Algorithm for Advanced Dosing

NCT07725601
Conditions
Epilepsies
Interventions
Rapid Titration VNS programming, Standard VNS programming
Device
Lead sponsor
Fernando Vale
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 75 Years
Enrollment
80 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2025 – 2030
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Augusta, 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
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
Conditions
Chronic Incomplete Cervical Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
Interventions
Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS)
Device
Lead sponsor
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
12 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2025 – 2027
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
Houston, 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
Conditions
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Interventions
TENS for vagus stimulation, TENS for sham stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
Aikaterini Thanou
Individual
Eligibility
18 Years to 70 Years
Enrollment
7 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2015 – 2018
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Conditions
SCI - Spinal Cord Injury
Interventions
Active VNS
Device
Lead sponsor
The University of Texas at Dallas
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 64 Years
Enrollment
20 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2024 – 2028
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
Dallas, Texas • Richardson, Texas
Conditions
Stroke, Upper Extremity Paresis
Interventions
Active RAVANS concurrent with arm motor training, Inactive RAVANS concurrent with arm motor training
Device
Lead sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
6 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2018
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Boston, Massachusetts
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

ABVN Phase 1 - Ear Stimulation

NCT04206540
Conditions
Healthy Subjects
Interventions
Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
Indiana University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 80 Years
Enrollment
23 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2019 – 2020
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Indianapolis, Indiana
Conditions
Crohn Disease, Ulcerative Colitis
Interventions
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS)
Device
Lead sponsor
Northwell Health
Other
Eligibility
10 Years to 21 Years
Enrollment
30 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2019 – 2023
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
New Hyde Park, New York
Enrolling by invitation Not applicable Interventional

taVNS for Speech and Language Recovery in Aphasia

NCT07563387
Conditions
Aphasia, Apraxia of Speech
Interventions
taVNS, sham taVNS
Device
Lead sponsor
University of Florida
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 80 Years
Enrollment
12 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026 – 2028
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Jacksonville, Florida
Conditions
Widspread Chronic Pain, Fibromyalgia
Interventions
Vagal nerve stimulation through deep exhalation exercise, Vagal nerve stimulation through ear electrical stimulation, No intervention (observational study)
Other
Lead sponsor
University of North Georgia
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
100 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2025 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Dahlonega, Georgia
Completed Not applicable Interventional Results available

At-Home taVNS - Stroke Rehab

NCT06616831
Conditions
Stroke, Stroke, Ischemic, Stroke Hemorrhagic
Interventions
Remote Transcutaneous Auricular Vagal Nerve Stimulation Paired with Task-Specific Training
Device
Lead sponsor
Medical University of South Carolina
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 80 Years
Enrollment
5 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2024 – 2025
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Charleston, South Carolina
Conditions
TMD, Temporomandibular Disorders (TMDs)
Interventions
nVNS Treatment
Device
Lead sponsor
Arpana Church
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 50 Years · Female only
Enrollment
10 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Los Angeles, California