# Mechanisms of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Depression

> **NCT07022171** · NA · RECRUITING · sponsor: **Max-Planck-Institute of Psychiatry** · enrollment: 86 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Depressive Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation
- **DEVICE:** sham transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT07022171
- **Lead sponsor:** Max-Planck-Institute of Psychiatry
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2025-03-18
- **Primary completion:** 2030-03-17
- **Final completion:** 2030-03-17
- **Target enrollment:** 86 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2025-06-15


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07022171

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT07022171, "Mechanisms of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Depression". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-08 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT07022171. Licensed CC0.

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