# Noninvasive Transcutaneous Vagal Nerve Stimulation (tcVNS) for Neuromodulating the Conscious State

> **NCT07191340** · NA · WITHDRAWN · sponsor: **Northwestern University**

## Conditions studied

- Anesthesia
- Delirium
- Depression
- Cognitive Function

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Vagus nerve stimulator
- **DEVICE:** Placebo comparator sham

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT07191340
- **Lead sponsor:** Northwestern University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** WITHDRAWN
- **Start date:** 2023-10
- **Primary completion:** 2023-10
- **Final completion:** 2023-11
- **Target enrollment:** 0 (ACTUAL)
- **Why stopped:** Withdrew study equipment issue.
- **Last updated:** 2025-09-24


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07191340

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT07191340, "Noninvasive Transcutaneous Vagal Nerve Stimulation (tcVNS) for Neuromodulating the Conscious State". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT07191340. Licensed CC0.

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