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Conditions
Alcohol Use Disorder
Interventions
Cervical transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (active comparator), Cervical transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (sham comparator)
Device
Lead sponsor
VA Office of Research and Development
Federal
Eligibility
21 Years to 65 Years · Male only
Enrollment
19 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2022 – 2024
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
San Diego, California
Conditions
Alcohol Use Disorder
Interventions
Cervical transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (active comparator), Cervical transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (sham comparator)
Device
Lead sponsor
VA Office of Research and Development
Federal
Eligibility
21 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
80 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2025 – 2029
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
San Diego, California
Recruiting Not applicable Interventional

Non-invasive VNS for Parkinson's Gait

NCT06562569
Conditions
Parkinson's Disease
Interventions
non-invasive cervical vagal nerve stimulation ncVNS
Device
Lead sponsor
VA Office of Research and Development
Federal
Eligibility
50 Years to 88 Years
Enrollment
40 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Hines, Illinois
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
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
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
Recruiting Phase 2Phase 3 Interventional

BabySTrong II taVNS Feeding Trial

NCT07049952
Conditions
Feeding Delays, Neonates and Term Infants
Interventions
taVNS, NAC and taVNS, inactive taVNS, sterile water and inactive taVNS
Device · Combination Product
Lead sponsor
Medical University of South Carolina
Other
Eligibility
39 Weeks to 54 Weeks
Enrollment
88 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2025 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Charleston, South Carolina
Recruiting Not applicable Interventional

Non-invasive VNS in Stroke Recovery

NCT06761404
Conditions
Stroke
Interventions
taVNS
Device
Lead sponsor
The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
60 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2025 – 2028
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Houston, Texas
Conditions
Anorexia Nervosa
Interventions
taVNS, Sham
Device
Lead sponsor
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Other
Eligibility
14 Years to 22 Years
Enrollment
30 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2022 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
New York, New York
Conditions
Breast Cancer, Insomnia
Interventions
transauricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older · Female only
Enrollment
20 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2023 – 2025
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
Birmingham, Alabama
Conditions
COVID, Corona Virus Infection, Respiratory Failure, Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult, ARDS, Human, SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)
Interventions
gammaCore® Sapphire (non-invasive vagus nerve stimulator), Standard of care therapies
Device · Other
Lead sponsor
Allegheny Singer Research Institute (also known as Allegheny Health Network Research Institute)
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
21 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2020 – 2023
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Conditions
PTSD - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Interventions
transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation, sham transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
Wayne State University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 80 Years
Enrollment
60 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2027 – 2031
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Detroit, Michigan
Conditions
Vaping
Interventions
Active nVNS, Control nVNS
Device
Lead sponsor
Temple University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 25 Years
Enrollment
100 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2025 – 2028
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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 Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Noninvasive VNS to Facilitate Excitability in Motor Cortex

NCT04130646
Conditions
Stroke, Stroke Sequelae, Motor Activity
Interventions
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS)
Device
Lead sponsor
Medical University of South Carolina
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
12 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2020 – 2024
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Charleston, South Carolina
Conditions
Smoking Cessation
Interventions
Non-invasive vagus nerve stimulator plus nicotine replacement patches, nicotine replacement patches
Combination Product · Drug
Lead sponsor
Mayo Clinic
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
150 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026 – 2028
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Rochester, Minnesota
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
Raynaud Phenomenon, Primary Raynaud Phenomenon, Raynaud Disease, Raynaud Syndrome
Interventions
gammaCore Sapphire, Sham Device
Device
Lead sponsor
University of Toledo Health Science Campus
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
6 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2019 – 2020
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Toledo, Ohio
Withdrawn Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Vagal Nerve Stimulation to Reduce Inflammation and Hyperadrenergia

NCT02983266
Conditions
Spinal Cord Injury
Interventions
InTENsity MicroCombo
Device
Lead sponsor
University of Miami
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2018 – 2020
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Miami, 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
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
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
Postural Tachycardia Syndrome, Autonomic Dysfunction, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, POTS - Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
Interventions
GammaCore intervention, STEPS management protocol
Device · Other
Lead sponsor
Mayo Clinic
Other
Eligibility
12 Years to 19 Years
Enrollment
40 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2024
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
Rochester, Minnesota
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