Active transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation

DEVICE3 trials

Sponsors

Massachusetts General Hospital, University College, London, David A. Purger

Conditions

Acute PainHealthy Adult ParticipantsHealthy VolunteersMajor Depressive DisorderPain Perception

Unknown Phase

Effects of Respiratory-Gated Transcutaneous Vagal Nerve Stimulation in Major Depression (Phase 1)

CompletedNCT04607226

Massachusetts General HospitalMajor Depressive Disorder

Start: 2020-11-02End: 2022-10-12Updated: 2023-08-01

Stimulating Compassion UsingTranscutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation

CompletedNCT05441774

University College, LondonHealthy Volunteers

Start: 2022-06-27End: 2023-03-15Updated: 2023-05-23

Effects of Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Pain and Brain Activity in Healthy Adults

Not yet recruitingNCT07827690

David A. PurgerAcute Pain, Healthy Adult Participants, Pain Perception

Start: 2026-09-01End: 2028-01-01Target: 20Updated: 2026-09-18

Related Papers

A bioelectronic route to compassion: Rationale and study protocol for combining transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS) with compassionate mental imagery

PLoS ONE2023-03-137 citations