Vagus Nerve Stimulation to Treat Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury
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Official title
Vagus Nerve Stimulation to Treat Mild To Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury
Brief summary
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The purpose of this single-center, prospective, randomized (1:1), double-blind, sham-controlled parallel-arm pilot study is to provide initial evidence of use of the noninvasive vagus nerve stimulator for treatment in patients recovering from concussion and moderate traumatic brain injury to improve clinical recovery. The study compares the safety and effectiveness of an active gammaCore treatment against a sham treatment.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT02974959
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Enrollment
- 14 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years to 60 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Oct 2016 (Actual)
- Primary completion
- Jun 2020 (Actual)
- Completion
- Nov 2020 (Actual)
- Last update posted
- Feb 4, 2021
2016 – 2020
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hennepin County Medical Center | Minneapolis | Minnesota | 55415 | — |
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- Last update posted Feb 4, 2021 · Synced Oct 20, 2026
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