taVNS or TMS or Both for Depression
NCT05725239
This study is recruiting at 1 US site in 1 state, according to its ClinicalTrials.gov record last updated .
Summary
The purpose of the research is to test out a combined treatment for depression where the investigators stimulate a nerve in the ear while at the same time stimulate the brain with magnets. These treatments are called transcutaneous (through the skin) auricular (ear) vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) and transcranial (through the skull) magnetic stimulation (TMS). For participants who already have a cervical VNS device, the investigators will not change their treatment and will use this in place of the taVNS.
Shortened from the sponsor's brief summary. View official record on ClinicalTrials.gov
Conditions studied
- Depression
Eligibility basics and study details
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 18 to 75 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
- Last updated on ClinicalTrials.gov
- August 12, 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
South Carolina · 1
- Medical University of South Carolina Institute of Psychiatry · Charleston, SC
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, data processed . Recruiting US sites filtered by distance and site status; summaries shortened.