# Effects of Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Central Pain Sensitivity & Parasympathetic Function in Knee Osteoarthritis

> **NCT05625178** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **University of Texas, El Paso** · enrollment: 30 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Knee Osteoarthritis
- Central Pain Syndrome

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT05625178
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Texas, El Paso
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2022-12-15
- **Primary completion:** 2023-06-03
- **Final completion:** 2023-06-08
- **Target enrollment:** 30 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2025-04-02


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05625178

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT05625178, "Effects of Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Central Pain Sensitivity & Parasympathetic Function in Knee Osteoarthritis". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT05625178. Licensed CC0.

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