Transcutaneous Vagal Nerve Stimulation in Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
NCT05517304
This study is recruiting at 1 US site in 1 state, according to its ClinicalTrials.gov record last updated .
Summary
This study effects the effects of transcutaneous cervical vagal nerve stimulation (tcVNS) or a sham control on brain, physiology, and PTSD symptoms in Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Veterans undergo brain imaging and physiological measures in conjunction with traumatic scripts before and after three months of twice daily treatment with tcVNS or sham stimulation at home.
Shortened from the sponsor's brief summary. View official record on ClinicalTrials.gov
Conditions studied
- Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
Eligibility basics and study details
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 18 to 75 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
- Last updated on ClinicalTrials.gov
- October 7, 2026
These are the basic criteria only. The full inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official record, and the study team decides who can take part.
US recruiting sites
Georgia · 1
- Atlanta VA Medical and Rehab Center, Decatur, GA · Decatur, GA
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, data processed . Recruiting US sites filtered by distance and site status; summaries shortened.