Clinical trials: Nervous Vagus
Vocal Cord Paralysis, Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve
Effect of IONM on Efficacy and Safety Using Sugammadex in Thyroid Surgery
Thyroidectomy is a frequently performed surgeon by the head and neck and endocrine surgeons. In recent years, surgical techniques and technological developments have resulted in a significant reduction in complication rates.
- Trial name
- NCT03634956
- Testing
- Group B. Sugammadex sodium-IONM
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Lütfiye Nuri Burat Government Hospital
Stroke, Ischemic, Hemiplegia
Evaluation of Noninvasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Functional Status in Ischemic Stroke
In this study, the effectiveness of vagus nerve stimulation in patients with right and left hemiparesis will be compared with each other and with the sham application.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Ischemic, Hemiplegia, Hemiparesis;Poststroke/CVA
- Trial name
- NCT05809037
- Testing
- transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital
U-VNS, Sham U-VNS
Blinding and Adverse Effects of Ultrasonic Vagus Nerve Stimulation (U-VNS)
The vagus nerve is a large nerve that runs from the gut to the brain. It consists of two main sections, left and right, and comprises a series of branches. One of these branches runs through the ear.
- Trial name
- BLAST (NCT07091812)
- Testing
- Ultrasound Vagus Nerve Stimulation (U-VNS)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Post-Thyroidectomy Dysphonia
Effects of Therapeutic Exercise With and Without Nerve Stimulation on Dysphonia in Post Thyroidectomy Patients
This clinical trial evaluates rehabilitation strategies for post-thyroidectomy dysphonia. Voice impairment is a frequent complication following thyroid surgery. It often occurs even without direct laryngeal nerve transection.
- Trial name
- NCT07811154
- Testing
- therapeutic exercise, therapeutic exercise + transcutaneous nerve stimulation
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Lahore
Unilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis, Unilateral Vocal Cord Paresis
Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Monitoring During Pediatric Aerodigestive Tract and Cardiac Surgery
This research studies whether a device used during surgery can help doctors better protect the nerve that moves a child's vocal cords. Damage to this nerve can affect speaking, swallowing, and sometimes breathing.
- Trial name
- NCT07604623
- Testing
- Intraoperative laryngeal nerve monitor
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Stroke, Stroke, Ischemic
At-Home taVNS - Stroke Rehab
Early evidence suggests the benefits of post-stroke motor rehabilitation may be enhanced by applying electrical stimulation to the ear.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Stroke, Ischemic, Stroke Hemorrhagic
- Trial name
- NCT06616831
- Testing
- Remote Transcutaneous Auricular Vagal Nerve Stimulation Paired with Task-Specific Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Malignant Neoplasm of Thyroid Gland
Trial on Intraoperative Neuromonitoring (IONM) in Thyroid Cancer Surgery.
Scientific objectives: Primary objective: To assess if the use of IONM can decrease the rates of temporary RLN palsy after thyroid cancer surgery Secondary objectives: To assess if the use of IONM can decrease permanent RLN palsy…
- Trial name
- ACTION (NCT04842994)
- Testing
- IONM tube
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 448 people
- Sponsor
- Tata Memorial Hospital
Vagus Nerve Diseases, Epilepsy
Electrical Impedance Tomography & Selective Stimulation of Vagus Nerve
Electroceuticals is a new field in which the goal is to treat a wide variety of medical diseases with electrical stimulation of autonomic nerves.
- Conditions
- Vagus Nerve Diseases, Epilepsy, Vagus Nerve Autonomic Disorder
- Trial name
- EITsVNS (NCT05664854)
- Testing
- Nerve cuff electrodes for spatially selective vagus nerve stimulation and electrical impedance tomography
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Ligature; Hemorrhage, Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injuries
Comparison of Liagure Safety in Thyroidectomy With Conventional Thyroidectomy
To compare intraoperative and postoperative complication rates in thyroidectomy between ligasure and traditional vascular ligation and clipping .
- Conditions
- Ligature; Hemorrhage, Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injuries, Hypocalcemia
- Trial name
- NCT05684536
- Testing
- liagsure device
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University
Autonomic Nervous System Imbalance
Comparison of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus and Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation
The aim of this study was to compare the results between transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation and trigeminal nerve stimulation with the results obtained from heart rate variability, pulse and blood pressure…
- Trial name
- NCT06730165
- Testing
- Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation, Transcutaneous Auricular Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bahçeşehir University
Vagus Nerve Diseases, Diagnoses Disease
Validity and Inter-rater Reliability fo the Vagus Nerve Neurodynamic Test Among Healthy Subjects
Vagus nerve neurodynamic test (VN-NDT) will be validated detecting the changes in vagus nerve anatomical position due to the combination of movements of the test.
- Trial name
- NCT04192877
- Testing
- Vagus Nerve Neurodynamic test
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Turin, Italy
Unilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis
The Function of Cricothyroid Muscle and Its Impaction on Mandarin Lexical Tones in Unilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis
Mandarin Chinese phonemically distinguishes four tones, with Tone 1 having high-level pitch, Tone 2 high-rising pitch, Tone 3 low-dipping pitch, and Tone 4 high-falling pitch The same segmental context carries different meanings…
- Trial name
- NCT02184377
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Spinal Cord Injuries
Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (aVNS) in Chronic Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI)
The purpose of this research is to test if Auricular Vagal Nerve Stimulation (aVNS) is safe in persons with spinal cord injury (SCI).
- Trial name
- NCT06588608
- Testing
- auricular nerve stimulation (aVNS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Post-COVID-19 Syndrome, Postural Tachycardia Syndrome
VNS for Long-COVID-19
The goal of this proposed clinical case series is to evaluate the effect of a non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation paradigm on: 1) Symptom reporting via validated patient reported outcomes, and 2) objective clinical biomarkers of…
- Conditions
- Post-COVID-19 Syndrome, Postural Tachycardia Syndrome, Dysautonomia
- Trial name
- NCT05630040
- Testing
- Non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Evaluation of the Role of IONM in Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy Performed for Solitary Parathyroid Adenoma
Evaluation of the Role of Intraoperative Neuromonitoring(IONM) in Patients Undergoing Parathyroid Surgery for Solitary Parathyroid Adenoma
Aim: Intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) is frequently used in cases of primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT); however, its role in cases of solitary parathyroid adenoma has not been clearly defined, and differing opinions exist…
- Trial name
- NCT07836335
- Testing
- INTRAOPERATIVE NEUROMONITORING
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Izmir Katip Celebi University
TBI Traumatic Brain Injury
Noninvasive Brain Stimulation to Enhance Cognition at Home Following a TBI.
The purpose of this study is to examine the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of using transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS) at home, to enhance cognitive recovery in patients with mild-moderate traumatic brain injury…
- Trial name
- NCT07428980
- Testing
- Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation (tVNS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Epilepsies, Partial
Effectiveness Study Comparing Treatment With Drug(s) or Adjunctive VNS Therapy for Pharmacoresistant Partial Seizures
To compare outcomes over 12 months of treatment with antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) alone or vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) therapy plus AEDs in patients who have partial seizures refractory to at least two, but not more than five…
- Trial name
- NCT00215215
- Testing
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation Therapy
- Where
- 23 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 360 people
- Sponsor
- Cyberonics, Inc.
Stroke, Motor Rehabilitation
Wether VNS in Early Stage (3 Months) is Safe and More Beneficial for Post-stroke Motor Rehabilitation
Upper-extremity impairment after stroke remains a major therapeutic challenge and a target of neuromodulation treatment efforts. In previous study, Vagus nerve stimulation was constricted to patients 9 months after stroke.
- Trial name
- NCT06938243
- Testing
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation in early stage, Vagus Nerve Stimulation in late stage
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Qilu Hospital of Shandong University
Chronic Consciousness Disorders, Vegetative State
Vagal Nerve Stimulation in Coma Patients
Minimally Conscious (MCS) or Vegetative State (VS) are disorders of consciousness which often occur following traumatic brain injury or ischemia.
- Conditions
- Chronic Consciousness Disorders, Vegetative State, Minimally Conscious State, Akinetic Mutism
- Trial name
- SNV (NCT02591069)
- Testing
- stimulation device
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Vocal Fold Palsy
Voice Telerehabilitation
The aim of the study was to determine functional results of telerehabilitation (TR) in subjects affected by iatrogenic unilateral vocal fold paralysis (UVFP) during the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.
- Trial name
- NCT05747859
- Testing
- teletherapy
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS