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Active, not recruiting Not applicable Interventional

tVNS in Long COVID-19

NCT06585254
Conditions
Long COVID, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Interventions
Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulator
Device
Lead sponsor
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Other
Eligibility
21 Years to 70 Years
Enrollment
50 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2024 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
New York, New York
Recruiting Phase 2 Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Role of Sympathetic Overactivity and Angiotensin II in PTSD and CV

NCT02560805
Conditions
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
Interventions
Microneurography, Combat virtual reality video clip, Handgrip Exercise, Cold Pressor Test (CPT), Sodium Nitroprusside (SNP), Phenylephrine, Losartan, Atenolol, Transcutaneous Vagal Nerve Stimulation (tVNS), Sham Transcutaneous Vagal Nerve Stimulation (tVNS)
Procedure · Behavioral · Drug + 1 more
Lead sponsor
Emory University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
134 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2015 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Decatur, 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
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
Cognition, Gut Microbiome
Interventions
Probiotic Supplement, Transcutaneous Vagal Nerve Stimulation (tVNS)
Dietary Supplement · Device
Lead sponsor
University of Florida
Other
Eligibility
35 Years to 70 Years
Enrollment
80 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2022 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Coral Gables, Florida
Conditions
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Interventions
tVNS, intermittent stimulation, tVNS, continuous stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
Foundation for Prader-Willi Research
Other
Eligibility
10 Years to 40 Years
Enrollment
102 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2024 – 2027
U.S. locations
18
States / cities
Palo Alto, California • San Diego, California • Aurora, Colorado + 14 more
Conditions
TBI Traumatic Brain Injury
Interventions
Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation (tVNS)
Device
Lead sponsor
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 75 Years
Enrollment
7 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Chicago, Illinois
Completed No phase listed Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Examining Transcutaneous Vagal Nerve Stimulation as a Facilitator of Social Bonding

NCT05899413
Conditions
Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Interventions
Transcutaneous vagal nerve stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
University of California, San Francisco
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 39 Years
Enrollment
160 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2024
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
San Francisco, California
Conditions
Fibromyalgia
Interventions
Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 80 Years
Enrollment
60 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2024 – 2029
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions
Knee Osteoarthritis, Central Pain Syndrome
Interventions
Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
University of Texas, El Paso
Other
Eligibility
45 Years to 90 Years
Enrollment
30 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2022 – 2023
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
El Paso, Texas
Completed Not applicable Interventional Results available

Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Chronic Pain

NCT03959111
Conditions
Low Back Pain
Interventions
Stimulation at Location 1, Stimulation at Location 2
Other
Lead sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
70 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2019 – 2024
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Charlestown, Massachusetts
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
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Noninvasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) for Neuromotor Adaptations

NCT03628976
Conditions
Healthy Young Adults
Interventions
tVNS, Motor training
Other
Lead sponsor
Georgia Institute of Technology
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 39 Years
Enrollment
24 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2019 – 2021
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Atlanta, Georgia
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Vagus Nerve Stimulation and Stress Reduction Training for Migraine

NCT03592329
Conditions
Migraine
Interventions
Stress Reduction Training A, active tVNS, Stress Reduction Training B, sham tVNS
Behavioral · Device
Lead sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
193 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2019 – 2025
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Charlestown, Massachusetts
Conditions
Chronic Dizziness, Persistent Postural Perceptual Dizziness
Interventions
Sham Device, Auricular transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation
Other
Lead sponsor
Mayo Clinic
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
60 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Jacksonville, Florida
Recruiting Not applicable Interventional

Mindfulness in Chronic Kidney Disease

NCT04099992
Conditions
Chronic Kidney Diseases
Interventions
Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), Health enhancement program (HEP), Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation (tVNS), Sham-transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation (tVNS)
Behavioral · Device
Lead sponsor
Emory University
Other
Eligibility
40 Years to 80 Years
Enrollment
150 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2019 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Atlanta, Georgia
Conditions
Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Vasospasm, Cerebral, Transcutaneous Vagal Nerve Stimulation (tVNS), Endovascular Treatment
Interventions
Transcutaneous Vagal Nerve Stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
Marshall Holland
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
10 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026 – 2029
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Birmingham, Alabama
Conditions
Breast Cancer
Interventions
Transcutaneous vagus nerve and acupuncture point stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
The Healing Consciousness Foundation
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 75 Years
Enrollment
46 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2025 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Meadowbrook, Pennsylvania
Conditions
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA)
Interventions
Active tcVNS, Sham tcVNS
Device
Lead sponsor
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
NIH
Eligibility
5 Years to 18 Years
Enrollment
18 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2023 – 2025
U.S. locations
7
States / cities
San Francisco, California • Orlando, Florida • Indianapolis, Indiana + 4 more
Conditions
Major Depressive Disorder
Interventions
active tVNS, Sham tVNS
Device
Lead sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital
Other
Eligibility
50 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
62 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2021 – 2025
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Charlestown, Massachusetts
Conditions
Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
Interventions
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Device
Device
Lead sponsor
University of Oklahoma
Other
Eligibility
21 Years to 90 Years
Enrollment
160 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2022 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Conditions
STEMI - ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction, Inflammation
Interventions
Tragus stimulator, Sham Tragus stimulator
Device
Lead sponsor
University of Oklahoma
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2018
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Completed Not applicable Interventional

taVNS for Anxiety in ASD

NCT06258590
Conditions
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Anxiety
Interventions
Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
Medical University of South Carolina
Other
Eligibility
12 Years to 17 Years
Enrollment
10 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2024 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Charleston, South Carolina
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Stress and Sleep Study

NCT05218109
Conditions
Stress, Psychological, Sleep, Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation, Vagus Nerve Stimulation, Mindfulness
Interventions
tVNS, Mindfulness, sham tVNS, Number Puzzle
Device · Behavioral · Other
Lead sponsor
University of Florida
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 30 Years
Enrollment
76 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2022 – 2023
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Gainesville, Florida