Clinical trials: Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Epilepsy, Drug Resistant
Deep Brain Stimulation Post Failed Vagal Nerve Stimulation
This is a multicenter, non-blinded, patient preference comparative trial for efficacy of deep brain stimulation (DBS) on drug-resistant epilepsy compared to continued vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) optimization in children with…
- Trial name
- DBSpostVNS (NCT04181229)
- Testing
- Deep brain stimulation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
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
Psychiatric Disorder
Pilot Study on the Acceptability of Auricular Vagus Nerve Neurostimulation in Adolescents
Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) are acts defined by the DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5) as intentional and deliberate, occurring outside a psychotic state and directly causing moderate injury.
- Trial name
- NEUROMUTE (NCT06433583)
- Testing
- transcutaneous auricular vagal nerve stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Régional Metz-Thionville
Partial Epilepsy, Surgery
Deep Brain Stimulation of the Anterior Nucleus of the Thalamus in Epilepsy
The main objective of the study is twofold: 1. Assess the clinical efficacy of DBS on epilepsy according to their number and severity at 1 year follow up. 2.
- Trial name
- FRANCE (NCT02076698)
- Testing
- AN-DBS, Usual treatment
- Where
- 12 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA
Effects of Chronic Non-invasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation in an Asplenic Individual Suffering From Rheumatoid Arthritis
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if chronic self-administrated non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation works to improves the disease activity in a single asplenic patient suffering from rheumatoid arthritis.
- Trial name
- NCT07646470
- Testing
- Trans-auricular vagus nerve stimulation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Osteoflow Health Clinic
Heavy Menstrual Bleeding
Delivering tAN to Reduce HMB: The LUNA Study
The LUNA study is a prospective, randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled, decentralized clinical trial in participants with heavy menstrual bleeding of no known structural cause.
- Trial name
- LUNA (NCT07326722)
- Testing
- Sparrow Link
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Spark Biomedical, Inc.
Refractory Epilepsy
Clinical Trial of Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Treatment of Refractory Epilepsy
Evaluate the long-term clinical effectiveness and safety of the PINS vagus nerve stimulator to patients with refractory epilepsy.
- Trial name
- VNSRE (NCT02378792)
- Testing
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation
- Where
- 5 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Beijing Pins Medical Co., Ltd
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.
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
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
Dysphagia, Swallowing Disorders
taVNS in Infants Severe Dysphagia
This study evaluates the safety, feasibility, and preliminary effects of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) paired with an oral sensorimotor training protocol in infants with severe dysphagia.
- Conditions
- Dysphagia, Swallowing Disorders, Feeding and Eating Disorders of Infancy
- Trial name
- NCT07802301
- Testing
- Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS), Oral Sensorimotor Training Protocol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Epileptic Encephalopathy
Prospective Cohort Study on the Efficacy of Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Children and Adolescents With Epilepsy(PVNS-CAE)
Prospective cohort study on the long-term effectiveness and safety of PINS vagus nerve stimulators for children and adolescent with refractory epilepsy.
- Trial name
- NCT02603991
- Testing
- PINS Vagus Nerve Stimulator, Levetiracetam
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Beijing Pins Medical Co., Ltd
Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders, Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Auricular Vagal Nerve Stimulation for Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS) is a connective tissue disorder characterized by hyperextensible skin, joint hypermobility and additional connective tissue manifestations.
- Conditions
- Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders, Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, Autonomic Nervous System Disease
- Trial name
- NCT05212129
- Testing
- Percutaneous vagal nerve stimulation (pVNS) device, Acoustic vagal nerve stimulation (aVNS) treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Neurostimulation to Improve NOWS Outcomes
The objective of this study is to determine if tAN therapy can reduce the median number of days of oral morphine administered to an infant after start of treatment.
- Trial name
- SPROUT (NCT05129020)
- Testing
- Sparrow Fledging Therapy System
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Spark Biomedical, Inc.
Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
Non-invasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation (nVNS) in Pediatric Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP)
Participants will be requested to deliver non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation (nVNS) two times per day, at least five days per week.
- Trial name
- NCT03772717
- Testing
- Non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation (nVNS), Standard of care treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Endometriosis
Treatment of Chronic Pelvic Pain Due to Endometriosis by Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation
6-10% of women of childbearing age suffer from endometriosis, which is mainly manifested by dysmenorrhea, non-menstrual pelvic pain and dyspareunia.
- Trial name
- Stim-Endom (NCT04177511)
- Testing
- Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Hopital Foch
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Neurocardiogenic Syncope
VINCI-AD: An Investigation of Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Mild Cognitive Impairment.
The VINCI-AD study will investigate the impact of non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) on memory in participants with existing mild memory impairment. VNS is a safe, existing treatment, licensed in epilepsy and depression.
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment, Neurocardiogenic Syncope, Memory Impairment, Inflammatory Response
- Trial name
- NCT05514756
- Testing
- Active t-VNS, Baseline assessments
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Tallaght University Hospital
Stroke
Tolerability of Transcutaneous Vagal Nerve Stimulation
The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility and tolerability of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) in childhood stroke survivors undergoing bi-manual occupational therapy.
- Trial name
- TAPSS-1 (NCT07735234)
- Testing
- transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Transcutaneous Vagal Nerve Stimulation (tVNS), Parkinson Disease (PD)
Effects of Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Parkinson´s Disease
This study aims to determine whether electrical stimulation of the ear, when combined with physical and speech therapy, can improve symptoms in subjects diagnosed with Parkinson´s disease, by comparing two different application…
- Trial name
- tVNS_PD (NCT07588191)
- Testing
- Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) of Vagus Nerve, Conventional Physical therapy, Conventional Speech Therapy
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade da Coruña