Clinical trials: Auricular Stimulation
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
Healthy Volunteers
Effect of Recording Duration on Heart Rate Variability During taVNS
This study aims to evaluate how different heart rate variability (HRV) recording durations reflect autonomic nervous system responses during transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) in healthy adults.
- Trial name
- taVNS-HRV (NCT07526415)
- Testing
- Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sinop University
Healthy, Sports Physical Therapy
The Effect of Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Cycling Ergometry and Recovery
It is aIt is aimed to examine the possible benefits and effects of the use of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation to be applied in healthy individuals for sportive purposes on recovery and sportive performance level.
- Conditions
- Healthy, Sports Physical Therapy, Activity, Motor
- Trial name
- TAVNSCER (NCT05778058)
- Testing
- Unilateral Stimulation, Bilateral Stimulation, Bicycle Ergometer Test
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sinop University
Vagus Nerve Stimulations
Comparison of the Acute Effects of Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation and Deep Breathing Exercise
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate whether vagus stimulation and breathing exercises are more effective in healthy adults.
- Trial name
- NCT06740032
- Testing
- Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation, Deep breath exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Gelisim University
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
Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation (TENS) for Vagal Modulation
This study is to determine if the auricular microstimulator produces the expected increase in HRV.
- Trial name
- NCT05987813
- Testing
- TENS Unit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth 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
Healthy
Mapping Auricular Vagus Nerve Circuitry
This study will determine how noninvasive nerve stimulation affects human brain, stomach, and autonomic activity.
- Trial name
- NCT00200889
- Testing
- active TEAS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Myocardial Injury
Effect of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Postoperative Myocardial Injury in Elderly Patients Undergoing Thoracoscopic Surgery: a Prospective, Randomized Controlled Study
This research group plans to design a prospective, double-blind, randomized controlled study to explore the effect of taVNS on hs-cTnT in elderly patients undergoing thoracoscopic surgery, and to evaluate the effect on…
- Trial name
- NCT06759818
- Testing
- transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University
Motion Sickness
Evaluation of a Device to Reduce Motion Sickness and Spatial Disorientation
The purpose of this research study is to learn how a wearable nerve stimulation device, the Spark Biomedical's Sparrow Ascent System™, impacts the development of spatial disorientation and/or motion sickness in a healthy…
- Trial name
- NCT06892340
- Testing
- Transcutaneous Auricular Neurostimulation device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- 59th Medical Wing
Anxiety
Auricular Stimulation vs. Relaxation for Pre-exam Anxiety
Title of the study: Auricular acupuncture (AA) vs. progressive muscle relaxation for pre-exam anxiety - a randomised crossover study Study period: 04 / 2015 - 07 / 2015 Principal Investigator: PD Dr. T.
- Trial name
- AAvsPMR (NCT03093571)
- Testing
- Auricular stimulation, Relaxation
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medicine Greifswald
Sports Performance
The Effect of Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Sportive Performance.
Performance is defined as the physiological potential required for an individual's physical activity. The sportive activity that he creates with his potential is defined as the sportive performance level of the individual.
- Trial name
- NCT05436821
- Testing
- Auricular vagus nerve stimulation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- İSMAİL CEYLAN
Constipation-predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Abdominal Pain
Effect of taVNS on Abdominal Pain and Other Symptoms in Constipation-predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome
This study aims to investigate the effects and possible mechanisms of transcutaneous auricular vagal nerve stimulation (taVNS) on abdominal pain and other symptoms in patients with IBS-C.
- Trial name
- NCT05392439
- Testing
- taVNS
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tongji University
Healthy
The Effects of taVNS on Inhibitory Control
The main aim of the study is to investigate whether the transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation(tVNS) improves the ability of inhibitory control in an emotional Go-Nogo task.
- Trial name
- NCT05468385
- Testing
- Vagus nerve stimulation via tragus
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Healthy Participants
Non-invasive Ultrasonic Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation
The Vagus nerve, one of 12 cranial nerves that connect the brain to the human body, controls specific involuntary functions such as breathing, heart rate, the digestive system and the immune system, and it is crucial to unlocking…
- Trial name
- SONIC (NCT07283913)
- Testing
- Ultrasound Vagus Nerve Stimulation (U-VNS)
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Sympathetic; Imbalance
Comparison of Heart Rate Variability Measurement on the Arm and Chest in Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Healthy participants will be included in this study by invitation and randomised into three groups. Participants in each group will receive bilateral transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation with the same frequency, current transit…
- Trial name
- NCT07000175
- Testing
- Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bahçeşehir University
Paresis
Pupil-Indexed Noninvasive Neuromodulation
Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is thought to activate neural pathways that release chemicals which promote plasticity and learning.
- Trial name
- NCT06282406
- Testing
- Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Obesity
Comparison of Different Weight Loss Methods in Obese Individuals
Although obesity is a rapidly increasing epidemic worldwide, it is associated with many health-related comorbidities. As a result of the developments in social life and observes the sedentary life in individuals, an effect of the…
- Trial name
- NCT05511376
- Testing
- AURICULAR VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION, DIET, EXERCISE
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bahçeşehir University
Healthy Adult Participants
Exploring the Role of taVNS in Nausea Management
This single-center randomized controlled trial aims to investigate the efficacy of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation in alleviating nausea in healthy adults.
- Trial name
- NCT07632456
- Testing
- Vagal Nerve Stimulation
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Daniel Keszthelyi
Opioid-use Disorder, Opioid Withdrawal
Novel Earpiece for Transcutaneous Auricular Neurostimulation (tAN) for Symptoms of Opioid Withdrawal
The objective of this study is to evaluate whether tAN via the tragus (vagal) and auriculotemporal (trigeminal) nerve pathways results in a clinically meaningful reduction in opioid withdrawal symptoms.
- Trial name
- NCT04731935
- Testing
- Sparrow Therapy System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Spark Biomedical, Inc.