The Effects of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS) on Anxiety Responses and Emotional Regulation
Recruiting · NCT07369908 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
View the official record on ClinicalTrials.gov →Interventions studied
taVNS on earlobe of subjects with high trait anxietytaVNS on earlobe of subjects with no high trait anxietytaVNS on tragus of subjects with high trait anxietytaVNS on tragus of subjects with no high trait anxiety
What this trial is about
The main aim of this study is to investigate whether transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) can reduce anxiety and have an effect on emotional regulations
Who can take part
Age range
18 Years to 30 Years
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
Yes - healthy volunteers may be accepted
Phase
Not applicable (e.g. observational or device study)
Study type
Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- Healthy subjects without past or current psychiatric or neurological disorders.
Exclusion criteria
- History of head injury.
- Medical or psychiatric illness.
- Subjects take a certain drug for a long period of time.
- Subjects have metal implants in their bodies.
Where it is running
1 location listed.
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC) - Chengdu, Sichuan, China