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Study to Investigate Vagus Nerve Stimulation to Augment Executive Function in Healthy and Cognitively Impaired Populations
Sponsor: University of Colorado, Denver
Summary
This study plans to learn more about how stimulating the vagus nerve through gentle electrical stimulation applied to the ear can affect decision-making, problem-solving, and other thinking abilities. This process, called transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS), could help improve brain function in both healthy individuals and people with Parkinson's disease (PD).
Official title: Investigation of Vagus Nerve Stimulation to Augment Executive Functioning
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 65 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
80
Start Date
2025-05-19
Completion Date
2028-05
Last Updated
2026-02-20
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation
Electrical stimulation targeting the auricular branch of the vagus nerve
sham stimulation
Sham stimulation of the outer ear that does not target the vagus nerve
Locations (1)
Clinical Translational Research Center at CU Anschutz
Aurora, Colorado, United States