NCT07428590

Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation and Post-Stroke Dysphagia in Older Adults

Effect of Non-Invasive Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation on the Rehabilitation of Pharyngo-Laryngeal Dysphagia in Patients Over 70 Years Old After Stroke

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study investigates the effect of non-invasive transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS-E) on swallowing rehabilitation in patients over 70 years old after stroke. Participants will be randomly assigned to standard speech therapy with either active tVNS-E or a sham device, over four sessions per week for three weeks. Swallowing function and quality of life will be assessed before and after the intervention to evaluate the potential benefit of tVNS-E.

Conditions

• Stroke
• Dysphagia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	tVNS-E active device	active device
DEVICE	tVNS-E inactive device	inactive device

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-03-15
• Primary completion: 2028-02-15
• Completion: 2028-03-15
• First posted: 2026-02-24
• Last updated: 2026-02-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France