# Stimulating Compassion UsingTranscutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation

> **NCT05441774** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **University College, London** · enrollment: 120 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Healthy Volunteers

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Active transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation
- **BEHAVIORAL:** Active self-compassion imagery
- **DEVICE:** Sham transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation
- **BEHAVIORAL:** Sham mental imagery

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT05441774
- **Lead sponsor:** University College, London
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2022-06-27
- **Primary completion:** 2023-03-15
- **Final completion:** 2023-03-15
- **Target enrollment:** 120 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2023-05-23


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05441774

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT05441774, "Stimulating Compassion UsingTranscutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT05441774. Licensed CC0.

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