Status:
COMPLETED
Effect of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagal Nerve Stimulation on Acute Pancreatitis
Lead Sponsor:
Air Force Military Medical University, China
Conditions:
Acute Pancreatitis (AP)
Vagus Nerve Stimulations
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Acute pancreatitis (AP), characterized by the sudden onset of pancreatic inflammation, is a frequent gastrointestinal emergency. Early suppression of the inflammatory response is critical to mitigate ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- AP patients aged 18-80 years.
- PAN-PROMISE score ≥15 and no participation in any other clinical trials within the past 3 months.
Exclusion
- Presence of diseases or conditions different from AP that may interfere with the scale, for example, other causes of abdominal pain (especially acute cholecystitis), obstruction of the digestive tract (peptic pyloric stenosis, gastrointestinal anastomotic stenosis, diabetic gastroparesis, gastrointestinal neoplasia...), nausea-vomiting (brain tumour, chemotherapy...) or weakness (pre-existing anaemia with haemoglobin \<9 g/dL, heart failure or respiratory insufficiency associated with minimal effort dyspnoea, or domiciliary treatment with O2, advanced neoplasms or other debilitating diseases);
- Implanted cardiac pacemaker or other electronic devices;
- Prior treatment with transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS);
- Known malignancy;
- Severe cardiovascular/cerebrovascular, hepatic, or renal diseases;
- Cognitive impairment, psychiatric disorders, or other conditions that may affect patient cooperation;
- Refusal to sign informed consent.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 15 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06998784
Start Date
May 15 2025
End Date
December 1 2025
Last Update
December 19 2025
Active Locations (5)
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1
The 980th Hospital of the PLA Joint Logistics Support Force (Primary Bethune International Peace Hospital of PLA)
Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China, 050082
2
Shaanxi Second People's Hospital
Xi'an, Shaanxi, China, 710000
3
Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases
Xi'an, Shaanxi, China, 710032
4
Department of Gastroenterology , Tangdu Hospital , Fourth Military Medical University
Xi'an, Shaanxi, China, 710038