Status:

COMPLETED

Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Private Healthcare Center

Lead Sponsor:

Kinesis Health Associates

Conditions:

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Chronic Pain

Eligibility:

All Genders

20-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This non-randomized, open-label study has the objective to study the effects and feasibility of Transauricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (TaVNS) for patients suffering from Generalized Anxiety Disorder ...

Detailed Description

The effects of TaVNS on GAD, CP and IBS. Participants were investigated during a 4-week period and a 2-month follow-up. Groups (GAD, CP, IBS) were assessed using questionnaires: Anxiety (Generalized A...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age range 20-65 years old
  • Patient suffering from either Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Chronic Pain scoring and Irritable Bowel Syndrome from moderate
  • Patients meet the scoring standard questionnaires: mild to severe
  • Patient can understand and answer the questions
  • Patient exhibits symptoms for at least six months

Exclusion

  • Reading difficulties
  • Diagnosed left ear lesion
  • Measured blood pressure under 100/60 with or without anti-high blood pressure medicine
  • Active implant such as cochlear implant
  • Wounds and skin disease in the left ear
  • Recent head trauma or concussion
  • Cardiac pacemaker
  • Severe alcoholism
  • Left cervical vagotomy
  • Cholinergic or B blocking medicine
  • Recreative drugs
  • Diagnosed concomitant psychiatric comorbidity
  • Diagnosed concomitant personal disorders
  • Diagnosed pregnancy
  • Diagnosed concomitant severe neurological or medical diseases such as neoplasms in activity, neurodegenerative diseases and chronic infectious diseases uncompensated

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 15 2017

Estimated Enrollment :

11 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03440255

Start Date

July 1 2017

End Date

September 15 2017

Last Update

February 22 2018

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Kinesis Health Associates

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, B2Y 1C9