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Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation to improve freezing gait in patients with Parkinson's disease

Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation to improve freezing gait in patients with Parkinson's disease

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2300077952
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2023-11-24
Start date
2022-09-26
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-11-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Parkinson's disease

Interventions

Vagus nerve stimulation group:Vagus nerve stimulation

Sponsors

Chongqing People's Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Age 18-80 years old; (2) Clinically confirmed diagnosis of Parkinson's disease in accordance with the diagnostic criteria of the Chinese guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson's disease; (3) The patient's physical condition is considered to be a stable course of Parkinson's disease; (4) Able to give informed consent and understand the instructions, and cooperate to complete the experiment. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Patients with various secondary Parkinson's syndromes and Parkinsonian superimposed syndromes; (2) Other neurologic disorders (e.g. amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or multiple sclerosis, encephalitis, etc.); (3) Severe mental depression or severe cognitive deterioration; (4) Deep brain irritation or malignant tumors, extensive surgery, or radiation therapy to the head and neck; (5) Comorbid severe cardiac or pulmonary disease (sinus bradycardia <60 bpm, SaO2 drop of more than 2% during feeding), epilepsy, carotid sinus syndrome or head and neck dermatosis, presence of severe nutritional risk, hydroelectrolyte disorders, malignant disease; (6) Previous vagus nerve surgery.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Freezing of Gait Questionnaire;Timed Up and Go Test,TUGT;Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale,UPDRS?;Berg Balance Scale;Mini-mental State Examination;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactJincheng Liao (Supervisor: Jingxi Ma)

Chongqing People's Hospital

majingxi@ucas.ac.cn+86 136 9643 3011

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026