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Electrical Vestibular Nerve Stimulation (VeNS) as a Treatment for Anxiety in Adolescents

NCT06956105 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2026-01-06

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Summary

Trial title: A Randomized, Double-blind Sham-controlled Clinical Trial to Evaluate The Efficacy of Electrical Vestibular Stimulation (VeNS), Compared to a Sham Control For The Management Of Anxiety in Adolescents - The Modius Calm Adolescent Study

The aim of this study: This investigation aims to evaluate the effects of VeNS for the treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder, to contribute to the field of knowledge about the neurological mechanisms to determine whether the relatively inexpensive, and non-invasive technique of VeNS can reduce the severity of GAD symptoms in adolescents.

Allocation: Randomized to either active device or control device usage.

Endpoint classification: Efficacy Study

Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment in 1:1 active to control allocation

Sample size: The aim is to recruit a total of up to 60 participants. The study will last 12 weeks in total for each subject.

Conditions

  • General Anxiety Disorder

Interventions

DEVICE

Modius Calm

The Modius Calm device is a transdermal neurostimulation product. It consists of a battery-powered headset designed to deliver low-level energy in the form of a neurostimulation waveform that modulates the activity of the vestibular cranial nerve. The active Modius Calm device utilizes a technology called electrical vestibular nerve stimulation (VeNS). In the envisaged configuration the device will be placed on the head in a manner analogous to headphones and will deliver a small electrical current (a maximum of 1.5mA) to the skin behind the ears over the mastoid processes.

DEVICE

Sham device

The sham device is identical in appearance. The Modius Calm sham device follows this pattern by applying some stimulation to a user for a limited period of time (30 seconds), before tapering down to zero over a further 20 seconds, thus creating the impression of an active device.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Neurovalens Ltd.

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • Sai Sailesh Kumar Goothy · BGS MCH Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
12 Years
Max Age
17 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-09-08
Primary Completion
2026-06-30
Completion
2026-06-30

Countries

  • India

Study Locations

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