Noninvasive Vagal Nerve Stimulation
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Official title
Noninvasive Vagal Nerve Stimulation for the Management of Symptoms Experienced in Multiple Sclerosis (VANISH-MS): An Open-Label Home-Based Study of taVNS and tcVNS Compared to tDCS
Brief summary
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Growing evidence suggests that vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) may be novel and effective in the management of the symptom burden of multiple sclerosis (MS) potentially by reducing inflammation and emotional distress, therefore improving overall well-being. We will complete a pilot study comparing transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) and transcutaneous cervical vagus nerve stimulation (tcVNS) to a standard intervention of dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) as an active control. The primary outcome will be feasibility and the preliminary efficacy data concerning self-reported symptom reduction to inform the design of an intervention, and estimated power needed to complete a larger sham-controlled RCT. We will also measure heart rate variability (HRV), an easily obtained biomarker of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS), in correspondence to intervention response.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT06816004
- Recruitment status
- Active, not recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 30 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 25 Years to 65 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
- Aug 19, 2025
- Primary completion
- Feb 4, 2027
- Completion
- May 4, 2027
- Last update posted
- May 28, 2026
2025 – 2027
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYU Langone Health | New York | New York | 10017 | — |
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- Last refresh
- Last update posted May 28, 2026 · Synced Sep 2, 2026
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