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Effects of vagus nerve electrical stimulation on cognitive recovery in patients with spinal cord injury: a randomized, controlled clinical study

Effects of vagus nerve electrical stimulation on cognitive recovery in patients with spinal cord injury: a randomized, controlled clinical study

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2400081166
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2024-02-26
Start date
2024-02-26
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-03-04

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

Conditions

spinal cord injury

Interventions

Experimental group:taVNS+physical therapy

Sponsors

The First Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University, PLA
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Age 18-75 years old, regardless of gender; 2) The first diagnosis was Spinal Cord Injury, combined with the 2019 revision of the Americian Spinal Cord Injury Association (ASIA) International Standard for Classification of Spinal Cord Injury and spinal CT/ or MRI to diagnosis; 3) Traumatic SCI patients without craniocerebral injury; 4) Montreal Cognitive Assessment Scale (MoCA) score < 26 points; 5) Clear mind, can carry out daily language communication; 6) Primary school education and above; 7) Agree to participate in this clinical study and sign the informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Unstable vital signs; 2) Use of implantable electronic devices (such as pacemakers); 3) myelopathy caused by hereditary diseases and congenital diseases; 4) Patients who are critically ill or have important organ failure; 5) Severe allergy to the electrode patch, local skin damage or inflammation, hyperalgesia in the stimulation area; 6) Previous history of mental disorders and history of drug use causing symptoms of mental disorders; 7) Children or non-expressive people; 8) Pregnant women, abnormal skin sensitivity, heart disease; 9) Tumor patients; 10) Those who do not want to sign the informed consent.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Color-word Stroop task;Visual spatial N-back task;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Montreal Cognitive Assessment Scale;International Standard for neurological classification of spinal cord injury;Spinal Cord Independence Measure ?;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactHou Jingming

The First Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University, PLA

jingminghou@hotmail.com+86 177 2356 2203

Outcome results

None listed

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