Actively Recruiting
Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS) in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
Led by NYU Langone Health · Updated on 2025-12-31
30
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
172 weeks
Total Duration
On this page
Sponsors
N
NYU Langone Health
Lead Sponsor
N
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
30 patients will participate in a prospective randomized clinical trial to test the safety, tolerability and efficacy of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) for autonomic nervous system (ANS) dysfunction in the chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage 3-5 setting.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS) in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Individuals age 6518 years
- Diagnosis of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) stage 3-5 [estimated glomerular filtration rate 6460 mL/min/1.73m2]
- Receiving care at NYU Nephrology outpatient practice
- Able to provide informed consent
You will not qualify if you...
- Primary autonomic nervous system disorders (e.g., Parkinson's disease)
- Arrhythmias
- Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) or pacemaker (PPM) precluding assessment of heart rate variability (e.g., chronic atrial fibrillation)
- On maintenance dialysis (hemodialysis)
- Epilepsy
- Symptomatic bradycardia
- Presence of implantable defibrillators
- Presence of a permanent pacemaker
- Unable to consent
- Incarcerated individuals
- Pregnant individuals
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
NYU Langone Health
New York, New York, United States, 10016
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
Q
Qandeel Soomro, MD
CONTACT
D
David Charytan, MD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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