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Safety and Feasibility of Paired Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS) With Upper Limb Rehabilitation in Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury

NCT06543277 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 12

Last updated 2025-09-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and feasibility of transcutaneous auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS) paired with upper-limb rehabilitation in adults with tetraplegia caused by cervical spinal cord injury.

Conditions

  • Chronic Incomplete Cervical Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)

Interventions

DEVICE

Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS)

Participants will receive 18 goal-directed upper extremity rehabilitation therapy sessions with paired taVNS over six weeks, followed by a 90-day home exercise program.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Mission Connect

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Radha Korupolu · The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-08-15
Primary Completion
2027-06-30
Completion
2027-12-30
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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