Clinical trials: Vagal Nerve Stimulation
Healthy Volunteer
Brain Effect of Vagal Nerve Stimulation at Rest and Pain
Pain is a ubiquitous distressing sensory experience and is the most frequent symptom in numerous gastrointestinal disorders including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
- Trial name
- NCT04282226
- Testing
- active transcutaneous Vagal Nerve Stimulation (tVNS)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen Mary University of London
Healthy
Effect of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS) on Plasma Insulin Levels
The vagus or vagal nerve is a nerve that sends signals from the brain to other parts of the body to control involuntary functionm, including stomach function, and it is important to the regulation of insulin, C-peptide, and…
- Trial name
- TaVNS (NCT06597149)
- Testing
- Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Autonomic Nervous System Imbalance
Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Autonomic Nervous System Activity
There are no generally accepted values for transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (taVSS application parameters (amplitude, frequency, intensity, duration, side) yet, therefore there are heterogeneous applications in studies.
- Trial name
- NCT05906940
- Testing
- Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bahçeşehir University
PARKINSON DISEASE (Disorder), Parkinson's Disease (PD)
Effects of Vagal Nerve Stimulation on Leg Muscle Activity and Posture in Parkinson's Disease
This study is designed to better understand the mechanisms contributing to impaired activation of leg muscles in people with Parkinson's disease (PD) and to test if stimulation of a nerve at the neck can improve muscle…
- Trial name
- NCT07226284
- Testing
- Vagal nerve stimulation, No intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Aging
The Wandering Nerve: Gateway to Boost Alzheimer's Disease Related Cognitive Performance
In this research study the investigators want to find out if a non-invasive electrical brain stimulation method called RAVANS (also called tVNS) can have a beneficial effect on cognition in older individuals.
- Trial name
- WALLe (NCT04908358)
- Testing
- Active transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation respiratory-gated non-painful electrical stimulation of the auricle for 10 minute sessions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
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
Tic Disorders
Neuromodulation of Inhibitory Control in Tic Disorders
The present study aims to assess the effects of non invasive electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve via transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS) on cognitive functions, inhibitory and tic control in patients with tic…
- Trial name
- NCT05263414
- Testing
- tVNS
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
Stroke
VNS-induced Corticospinal Plasticity
The goal of this study is to learn more about the connections between the brain, spinal cord, and muscles and how these connections can be strengthened after neurological injury.
- Trial name
- NCT04088565
- Testing
- Paired-Associative Stimulation (PAS), Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Autonomic Nervous System Modulation, Pain Perception
Pain Perception and the Autonomic Nervous System
In this study, we want to investigate how pain processing and sensation are related to a certain part of the nervous system, the so-called autonomic nervous system.
- Conditions
- Autonomic Nervous System Modulation, Pain Perception, Pain Sensitivity, Central Sensitization
- Trial name
- NCT06667895
- Testing
- respiratory gated taVNS, random burst stimulation, continuous stimulation
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 146 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Schweinhardt Petra
Stress Response
Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation (tVNS) and Stress Regulation During Performance Tasks
This study examines how individuals respond to performance-related tasks and whether a non-invasive ear stimulation device influences stress responses during those tasks.
- Trial name
- NCT07470229
- Testing
- Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation (tVNS), Evaluative Stress Task
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Hypertension
Effects of Transcutaneous Vagal Nerve Stimulation on Hemodynamics Parameters
The vagal stimulation is a promising therapy for a lot of disorders as well as hemodynamic regulatory way. In order to minimize the harm of a surgery chip implantation, actually it was developing a non-invasive device that is…
- Trial name
- NCT03000842
- Testing
- transcutaneous vagal nerve stimulation on, transcutaneous vagal nerve stimulation off
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul
Healthy Subjects
ABVN Phase 1 - Vagal Maneuvers
The vagus nerve is a nerve that controls many bodily functions, including stomach function. Investigators hope to be able to measure the activity of the vagus nerve when it is stimulated through simple physical techniques.
- Trial name
- ABVN1 (NCT07881276)
- Testing
- Vagal Maneuvers, Multi-Electrode Array (MEA) Recording
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Vagus Nerve Autonomic Disorder, Heart Rate
Balance, Autonomic Response, and Sensory Modulation to Dosage of Mechanical Vagal Stimulation in Healthy Adults
The vagus nerve (VN) plays a crucial role in regulating vital functions (heart rate, blood pressure, digestion, and immune response) and maintaining communication between internal organs and the brain.
- Conditions
- Vagus Nerve Autonomic Disorder, Heart Rate, Pain, Equilibrium; Disorder, Labyrinth
- Trial name
- BARVANS (NCT06541808)
- Testing
- mechanical Vagus Nerve Stimulation (Low Intensity), mechanical Vagus Nerve Stimulation (Intermediate Intensity), mechanical Vagus Nerve Stimulation (High Intensity)
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Vienna
Healthy Adult
Vagal Nerve Stimulation for Interoception Modulation
Explore the effects of variable ingested volumes and auricular transcutaneous vagal nerve stimulation (taVNS) on brain and stomach outcomes in healthy adults.
- Trial name
- NCT03603730
- Testing
- taVNS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) Functioning and Mood State, Heart Rate Variability (HRV)
taVNS During Multi-site HRV Measurement: Reliability & Agreement Study
This study examines the reliability and agreement of autonomic nervous system measurements obtained from different anatomical sites during transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS).
- Conditions
- Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) Functioning and Mood State, Heart Rate Variability (HRV), Blood Pressure Monitoring, Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation
- Trial name
- taVNS-HRV (NCT07548723)
- Testing
- Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- SEFA HAKTAN HATIK