Non-Invasive Vagal Nerve Stimulation in Veterans With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI)
Who is this study for? Adult patients with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders
What treatments are being studied? Non-Invasive Vagal Nerve Stimulation
Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Device
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are important conditions for the Veterans Administration (VA) that frequently occur together in combat Veterans from the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. In many Veterans these become chronic, raising the risk the burden of neurotrauma can worsen over time. This study will examine a new intervention called non-invasive Vagal Nerve Stimulation (nVNS) and its effects on memory and symptoms of PTSD and mTBI as well as brain and physiology in Veterans with mTBI and PTSD.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 55
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
• Veterans with mTBI and PTSD
Locations
United States
Georgia
Atlanta VA Medical and Rehab Center, Decatur, GA
RECRUITING
Decatur
Contact Information
Primary
Doug J Bremner, MD
James.Bremner@va.gov
(404) 712-9569
Backup
Anna Woodbury, MD
Anna.Woodbury@va.gov
(404) 321-6111
Time Frame
Start Date: 2021-02-25
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-07-09
Participants
Target number of participants: 100
Treatments
Experimental: nVNS
non invasive vagal nerve stimulation
Sham_comparator: sham
sham stimulation
Authors
Doug Bremner
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: VA Office of Research and Development
Collaborators: Atlanta VA Medical Center