Clinical trials: taVNS
Infant Feeding Problems, taVNS
BabyStrong Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS) Paired Bottle Feeding to Improve Oral Feeding
Feeding is critical for pre-term infants and term infants with hypoxic ischemic brain injury, in order to be discharged home with their families and avoid a gastrostomy tube (G-tube) placement.
- Trial name
- BabyStrong I (NCT04849507)
- Testing
- transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Feeding Delays, Neonates and Term Infants
BabySTrong II taVNS Feeding Trial
The long-term goal of this project is to develop a therapy to assist pre-term and term infants with brain injury overcome difficulties in learning to feed so that infants may be discharged home with their families and avoid the…
- Trial name
- BabySTrong II (NCT07049952)
- Testing
- taVNS, NAC and taVNS, inactive taVNS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Perinatal Brain Injury
Neuro-MoD: Neuroplasticity With Motor Development
This study is for infants and toddlers between 8 and 24 months old who use one arm and/or hand differently following a perinatal brain injury.
- Trial name
- NCT07738432
- Testing
- Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT), Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
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
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)
Cerebral Palsy
Extending taVNS Paired With Infant CIMT Into a Home-Based Setting
Newborns who are born premature or suffer brain injury at birth are at risk for motor problems that may cause weakness in reaching and grasping on one side of the body.
- Trial name
- NCT05857527
- Testing
- Custom EMG triggered Soterix taVNS stimulation with CIMT therapy in lab, Custom EMG triggered Soterix taVNS stimulation with CIMT therapy in home
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Autistic Spectrum Disorders
fMRI Tracking taVNS in ASD
The purpose of this study is to explore whether a non-invasive form of ear stimulation called transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) can manage symptoms in patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
- Trial name
- NCT06698328
- Testing
- Transauricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Hemiplegia, Perinatal Brain Injury
sTMS Combined With CIMT and taVNS In Infants With Hemiplegia
Preterm and term infants with brain injury frequently have delayed motor skills, and one hand and arm may become stronger than the other, which can signal early cerebral palsy.
- Trial name
- NCT07063446
- Testing
- sTMS, taVNS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Nephrotic Syndrome in Children, Minimal Change Disease
A Pilot Trial of taVNS for SRNS in Children (kidNEY-VNS)
Children with steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRNS) are exposed to prolonged courses of immunosuppressant medications. Given the adverse side effect profiles and variable efficacy of these medications, there is an urgent…
- Conditions
- Nephrotic Syndrome in Children, Minimal Change Disease, Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
- Trial name
- kidNEY-VNS (NCT05583942)
- Testing
- trascutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Nephrotic Syndrome in Children, Minimal Change Disease
taVNS for FRNS in Children
Children with frequently relapsing nephrotic syndrome (FRNS) are exposed to prolonged courses of steroids and other immunosuppressant medications.
- Conditions
- Nephrotic Syndrome in Children, Minimal Change Disease, Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
- Trial name
- kidNEY-VNS (NCT05588063)
- Testing
- Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Infant of Diabetic Mother, Oxidative Stress
NAC +taVNS in IDM Who Are Poor Oral Feeders
Infants of diabetic mothers who are failing to learn oral feeding by term age equivalence have greater CNS oxidative stress, which interact to predict poor neuroplasticity response to transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation paired…
- Conditions
- Infant of Diabetic Mother, Oxidative Stress, Vagus Nerve Stimulation, Feeding Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT04632069
- Testing
- N acetyl cysteine + vagus nerve stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
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
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
Can External Vagus Nerve Stimulation Reduce Systemic Levels of Inflammatory Mediators in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Patients?
The intended investigation is a pilot study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a novel transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulator system, termed TRAVAGUS ONE, to reduce systemic levels of inflammatory mediators in…
- Trial name
- Travagus One (NCT07543302)
- Testing
- Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- taVNS AB
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
Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome, Frequently Relapsing Nephrotic Syndrome
Effect of Daily Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS) on Proteinuria in Pediatric Patients With Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome
This study evaluates the impact of transcutaneous auricular Vagus Nerve stimulation (taVNS) therapy on the incidence of nephrotic syndrome relapses in children with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome.
- Trial name
- taVNS (NCT04169776)
- Testing
- Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve (taVNS) stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Infant Development, Hemiplegia
CIMT and taVNS for Hemiplegia in Infants
Newborns who are born premature or suffer brain injury at birth are at risk for motor problems that may cause weakness in reaching and grasping on one side of the body.
- Conditions
- Infant Development, Hemiplegia, Constraint Induced Movement Therapy
- Trial name
- NCT05101707
- Testing
- transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation, Constraint induced movement therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Refractory Constipation
Optimization of taVNS Intervention Strategies for Refractory Constipation
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) works to treat refractory constipation in adults. It will also learn about the safety and tolerability of taVNS.
- Trial name
- NCT07344402
- Testing
- transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Anxiety
taVNS for Anxiety in ASD
Investigators will recruit up to 10 patients with Anxiety comorbid with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) from the outpatient clinics at MUSC.
- Trial name
- NCT06258590
- Testing
- Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Primary Dysmenorrhea (PD)
Effects of Transcutaneous Tibial and Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Females With Primary Dysmenorrhea
Primary dysmenorrhea is a common gynecological condition characterized by painful menstrual cramps that can negatively affect daily activities and quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT07834658
- Testing
- Transcutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation (TTNS), Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (TaVNS), TTNS+TaVNS
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Poor Feeding, Infant Development
taVNS Paired With Bottle Feeding in Infants Failing Oral Feeds
Oromotor dysfunction and poor feeding is common after premature birth and hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE). Pairing vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) with motor activity accelerates functional improvements after stroke.
- Conditions
- Poor Feeding, Infant Development, Vagus Nerve Stimulation
- Trial name
- NCT04643808
- Testing
- transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina