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Bilateral transauricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation Promotes Motor Function Recovery After Stroke: A Prospective, Safety, Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Study

Bilateral transauricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation Promotes Motor Function Recovery After Stroke: A Prospective, Safety, Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2400093825
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2024-12-12
Start date
2025-01-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-12-16

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

Conditions

Motor dysfunction

Interventions

Conventional Treatment Group:regular treatment
Left-Sided transauricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation Group:Left-Sided transauricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Bilateral transauricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation Group:Bilateral transauricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation

Sponsors

The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Diagnosed with stroke (including ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke) by qualified clinical physicians according to the Chinese Guidelines for Stroke Prevention and Treatment (2021 edition); 2.In the recovery phase of stroke, with a disease course exceeding 2 weeks, stable vital signs, and no disease progression; 3.Presence of limb motor dysfunction, diagnosed as hemiplegia; 4. Be between the ages of 18 and 65.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Limb motor dysfunction caused by other diseases; 2.Presence of psychiatric disorders or cognitive impairments that hinder the ability to cooperate with rehabilitation training and auricular vagus nerve electrical stimulation therapy; 3.Unstable vital sign; 4.Conditions such as implanted cardiac pacemakers, uncontrolled epilepsy, a history of vasovagal syncope, or other contraindications to auricular vagus nerve electrical stimulation.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Fugl-Meyer Assessment upper Extremity(FMA-UE);Fugl-Meyer Assessment Lower Extremity(FMA-LE);

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Wolf Motor Function Test (WMFT);Berg Balance Scale (BBS);Holden Functional Ambulation Classification (FAC);Modified Barthel Index (MBI);Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS);Balance Assessment and Training Device;Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI);

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactDong Xiaoyang

The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University

dongxiaoyang@email.ncu.edu.cn+86 151 8017 8430

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 19, 2026