Trials / Unknown
UnknownNCT03592446
Neural Alteration Response to Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS) in Depressed Patients
Xidian University,China
- Status
- Unknown
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 60 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Xidian University · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 15 Years – 70 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
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 depression treatment. However, the neural mechanism remains unclear, and the relationship between stimulation parameters and neural response were also unknown. The present study aims to investigate the specific brain activation in depression patients after taVNS，compared with healthy controls.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DEVICE | Transcutaneous electrical vagus nerve stimulation | All subjects receive electrical VNS stimulation at cymba conchae. |
| DEVICE | Sham vagus nerve stimulation | All subjects receive electrical stimulation at earlobe. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2018-09-01
- Primary completion
- 2020-07-30
- Completion
- 2020-07-30
- First posted
- 2018-07-19
- Last updated
- 2018-07-19
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03592446. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.