At-Home taVNS - Stroke Rehab

Part of paid clinical trials in Charleston, South Carolina.

Sponsor
Medical University of South Carolina
Study ID
NCT06616831
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Stroke
  • Stroke Hemorrhagic
  • Stroke, Ischemic

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - 80 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Remote Transcutaneous Auricular Vagal Nerve Stimulation Paired with Task-Specific Training — DEVICE
    Each participant will complete 2 weeks, 3 times per week, task-specific training paired with transcutaneous auricular vagal nerve stimulation.

Study Details

Early evidence suggests the benefits of post-stroke motor rehabilitation may be enhanced by applying electrical stimulation to the ear. This study aims to test the new approach of pairing ear stimulation with motor rehabilitation in the home setting in stroke survivors with upper limb motor function deficits.

Key Dates

Start date
Oct 28, 2024
Status verified
May 2025
Primary completion
Sep 30, 2026
Completion
Sep 30, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment
5 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Remote Transcutaneous Auricular Vagal Nerve Stimulation Paired with Task Specific Training
    Task-specific training (TST) paired with EMG activated Transcutaneous Auricular Vagal Nerve Stimulation (taVNS) three times a week for two weeks in an At-Home setting.

Primary Outcome Measure

Feasibility through dropout rates [ Time Frame: 2 weeks ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Medical University of South CarolinaCharlestonSouth Carolina29403
Bashar Badran, PhD
843-792-9502

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