Clinical trials: Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Dyslexia
taVNS for Letter Learning in Dyslexia
This is a pilot study to establish feasibility of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) for improving letter-learning in adolescents with dyslexia.
- Trial name
- NCT06127550
- Testing
- active taVNS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Depression
Neural Alteration Response to Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS) in Depressed Patients
Electrical vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) was approved by FDA for treatment of chronic recurrent depression in 2005. Recently, non-invasive, transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation （taVNS） has already been used for…
- Trial name
- NCT03592446
- Testing
- Transcutaneous electrical vagus nerve stimulation
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xidian University
Adult
LasaiON is an Evidence-informed, Multimodal Self-regulation Program Designed to Reduce Emotional Distress and Strengthen Stress-regulation Skills by Combining Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS) With Breathing Supported by Heart-rate Variability Biofeedback (HRV-B; emWave).
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether the LasaiON program, which combines transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) with breathing supported by heart rate variability biofeedback (HRV-B; emWave)…
- Trial name
- LasaiON (NCT07498881)
- Testing
- LasaiON
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Study of Emotion and Cognition Abilities of Children With PWS and Proposition of an Innovative Remediation
The present project project is divided in two parts. The primary aim of the part 1 of this study is to evaluate emotional control abilities of children with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) aged from 9 to 15 years and to study…
- Trial name
- PRACOM1 (NCT04526379)
- Testing
- Questionnaires, t-VNS
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation, Heart Rate
TENS Impact Heart Rate Via Vagus Activity
Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS) is widely used for the treatment of adhesive capsulitis, nevertheless, its potential impact on heart physiology has not been well established.
- Trial name
- NCT03982472
- Testing
- transcutaneous electric stimulation
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University
Nonsuicidal Self Injury, Alcohol Abuse
Technology Enhanced Adolescent Mental Health (TEAM)
Adolescent nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) and alcohol misuse, alone and especially in combination, portend significant functional impairment in adulthood (e.g., relationship dysfunction, depression, suicidality).
- Conditions
- Nonsuicidal Self Injury, Alcohol Abuse, Vagus Nerve Stimulation
- Trial name
- TEAM (NCT05343039)
- Testing
- Non-invasive Transcutaneous Nerve Stimulation (tVNS), No Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Notre Dame
Healthy Adults
Does Transcutaneous Vagal Nerve Stimulation Improves Fear Extinction in Humans
A recent study with rats showed that electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve (VNS) facilitates extinction of fear (Pena, Engineer, \& McIntyre, Biological Psychiatry, 2013).
- Trial name
- t-VNSext (NCT02113306)
- Testing
- t-VNS
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Pain, Acute
Transauricular Vagal Nerve Stimulation, Pressure Pain and Interoception
Interoception, the ability to perceive, process and respond to signals originating from within the body, is crucial for maintaining healthy physiological ranges.
- Trial name
- NCT06240026
- Testing
- taVNS, Earlobe Stimulation
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aalborg University
Efficacy, Self, Fatigue; Muscle, Heart
Neuromodulation of the Autonomic Nervous System in Athletes
There are few studies in the literature that have evaluated the effects of using percutaneous stimulation of the auricular branch of the vagus nerve for sports purposes (to accelerate recovery after physical exertion).
- Conditions
- Efficacy, Self, Fatigue; Muscle, Heart, Fatigue, Mental, Fatigue; Combat
- Trial name
- NANSA (NCT06281795)
- Testing
- tVNS
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 121 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bakulev Scientific Center of Cardiovascular Surgery
Premature Birth, Breastfeeding, Exclusive
taVNS-Paired Breastfeeding to Improve Breastfeeding at Discharge
Investigators aim to improve the skills of premature or sick term infants in breastfeeding by boosting motor learning with transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation.
- Conditions
- Premature Birth, Breastfeeding, Exclusive, Feeding; Difficult, Newborn
- Trial name
- NCT06417385
- Testing
- taVNS soterix device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Experimental Pain in Healthy Human Subjects
Tonic Pain and Transauricular Vagal Nerve Stimulation
This study aims to explore the effect of burst-taVNS (electric stimulation of the concha cymba) on tonic (capsaicin-induced skin pain) and acute (pressure pain sensitivity) experimental pain and cardioception.
- Trial name
- NCT07325058
- Testing
- taVNS, Earlobe Stimulation
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aalborg University
Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain
Transauricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Children
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about brain waves during transauricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) in healthy children.
- Trial name
- NCT06168071
- Testing
- taVNS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Epilepsy
Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Pediatric Epilepsy
The purpose of this study is to determine whether transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation as a complementary therapy is effective in the treatment of pediatric epilepsy.
- Trial name
- NCT02004340
- Testing
- ear vagus nerve stimulator
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences