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Conditions
Pain, Chronic, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Symptom Cluster
Interventions
Home-based taVNS intervention
Device
Lead sponsor
Yale University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 29 Years
Enrollment
80 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026 – 2028
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
New Haven, Connecticut
Completed Not applicable Interventional Results available

Post-stroke Pain taVNS

NCT06456385
Conditions
Stroke, Pain
Interventions
Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS), Sham Auricular Stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
Medical University of South Carolina
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 80 Years
Enrollment
15 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2024
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Charleston, South Carolina
Conditions
Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Interventions
Transcutaneous electrical auricular vagus nerve stimulation (VNS)
Device
Lead sponsor
Northwell Health
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
47 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2020 – 2021
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Manhasset, New York
Conditions
Heart Failure With Normal Ejection Fraction
Interventions
low level transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
University of Oklahoma
Other
Eligibility
21 Years to 90 Years
Enrollment
52 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2017 – 2021
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Not yet recruiting Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Vagus Nerve Stimulation to Enhance Memory in Aging

NCT07214194
Conditions
Alzheimer Disease, Aging
Interventions
Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS)
Device
Lead sponsor
Stanford University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 80 Years
Enrollment
150 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2027 – 2028
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Stanford, California
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
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 Early Phase 1 Interventional Results available

taVNS for Upper Limb Rehabilitation

NCT04129242
Conditions
Stroke
Interventions
Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS) + Task Specifc Training
Device
Lead sponsor
Medical University of South Carolina
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
Charleston, South Carolina
Conditions
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic, Musculoskeletal Pain
Interventions
Vagus nerve stimulation, Sham vagus nerve stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
Northwell Health
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
19 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2017 – 2020
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Manhasset, New York
Conditions
Temporomandibular Disorder
Interventions
Transcutaneous Auricular Neurostimulation, Sham Stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
University of Minnesota
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
40 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Conditions
Survivor of Childhood Cancer, Insomnia, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
Interventions
Soterix tVNS device, Soterix tVNS device (sham programmed), Sleep Quality, Neurocognitive and mental health outcomes
Device · Behavioral
Lead sponsor
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Other
Eligibility
20 Years to 50 Years
Enrollment
40 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026 – 2029
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Memphis, Tennessee
Conditions
Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders, Vagus Nerve Autonomic Disorder, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Nausea, Dyspepsia
Interventions
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS), Sham Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
Gisela Grotewold Chelimsky
Other
Eligibility
12 Years to 18 Years · Female only
Enrollment
10 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2020 – 2021
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Richmond, Virginia
Conditions
Stroke
Interventions
Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 80 Years
Enrollment
44 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2024 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Pomona, California
Conditions
Stroke
Interventions
transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS)
Device
Lead sponsor
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Other
Eligibility
13 Years to 21 Years
Enrollment
1 participant
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Houston, Texas
Conditions
Opioid-use Disorder, Opioid Withdrawal
Interventions
transcutaneous auricular neurostimulation (tAN)
Device
Lead sponsor
Spark Biomedical, Inc.
Industry
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
35 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2019 – 2020
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Austin, Texas
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

taVNS on Pupillary Response and Perceptual Learning

NCT05386563
Conditions
Pupillary Response
Interventions
Transcutaneous Auricular Vagal Nerve Stimulation (taVNS), Sham Stimulation
Procedure
Lead sponsor
NYU Langone Health
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
12 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2022 – 2025
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
New York, New York
Completed Not applicable Interventional Results available

taVNS in Mild to Moderate Parkinson's Disease

NCT04157621
Conditions
Parkinson Disease
Interventions
Active taVNS, Sham Stimulation
Device
Lead sponsor
Medical University of South Carolina
Other
Eligibility
40 Years to 79 Years
Enrollment
33 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2018 – 2021
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Charleston, South Carolina
Conditions
Traumatic Brain Injury, Severe Traumatic Brain Injury, Disorders of Consciousness Due to Severe Brain Injury, Coma, Traumatic
Interventions
Dual-Site Transcutaneous Auricular Nerve Stimulation (taVNS + taTNS)
Device
Lead sponsor
Sima Mofakham
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
10 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026 – 2029
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Stony Brook, New York
Recruiting Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

RM1 Project 2 - tAN fMRI

NCT05487664
Conditions
Auricular Stimulation
Interventions
Transcutaneous Auricular Neruostimulation (tAN)
Device
Lead sponsor
Medical University of South Carolina
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
96 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2023 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Charleston, South Carolina
Conditions
Acute Stress Reaction, Cognitive Performance
Interventions
Sparrow Hawk (Active), Sparrow Hawk (Sham)
Device
Lead sponsor
Spark Biomedical, Inc.
Industry
Eligibility
18 Years to 41 Years
Enrollment
43 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2024 – 2025
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Columbus, Ohio
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
Recruiting Not applicable Interventional

tAN for Substance Use Disorder

NCT07281261
Conditions
Alcohol Use Disorder, Alcohol Abuse, Substance Use Disorders, Substance Use Disorders Alcohol Use Withdrawal State
Interventions
Sparrow Ascent, Sparrow Ascent (Sham)
Device
Lead sponsor
Spark Biomedical, Inc.
Industry
Eligibility
18 Years to 64 Years
Enrollment
20 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Houston, Texas
Conditions
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Aneurysmal, Delayed Cerebral Ischemia, Cerebral Vasospasm, Autonomic Nervous System Diseases
Interventions
Right-Sided Cervical Sympathetic Block at C6, Transcutaneous Auricular Vagal Nerve Stimulation (taVNS)
Procedure · Device
Lead sponsor
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
300 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026 – 2030
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Dallas, Texas
Recruiting Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Evaluation of a Device to Reduce Motion Sickness and Spatial Disorientation

NCT06892340
Conditions
Motion Sickness
Interventions
Transcutaneous Auricular Neurostimulation device
Device
Lead sponsor
59th Medical Wing
Federal
Eligibility
18 Years to 50 Years
Enrollment
36 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2025
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
San Antonio, Texas