Home Operations Utilizing Stimulation

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

This project will utilize a home-operated stimulator in 1) a healthy young adult population and 2) a healthy older adult population to provide a proof of concept of home-use of transcutaneous vagal nerve stimulation (tVNS). tVNS is believed to modulate cognitive performance.

Clinical Trial Description

The vagal nerve is a major component of the autonomic nervous system and mediates the physiological responses of major organs during moments of stress and learning, including brain areas that modulate cognitive performance. Vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) has been indicated to improve stress response and to enhance neuroplasticity by directly impacting brain structures critical for cognition. Historically, VNS methods required neurosurgery and were reserved for medically intractable epilepsy or other severe conditions. Today, vagal nerve stimulation can be performed with a minimal-risk non-invasive approach without surgery through a technique called transcutaneous Vagal Nerve Stimulation (tVNS). This project will utilize a home-operated stimulator in healthy young adult and healthy older populations to provide a proof of concept of practical home-use stimulation. ;

Study Design

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

Cognitive Performance

Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT04484285
Study type	Interventional
Source	University of Florida
Contact	Eric Porges, PhD
Phone	352-294-5838
Email	eporges@ufl.edu
Status	Recruiting
Phase	N/A
Start date	August 20, 2020
Completion date	September 6, 2023

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