# Trans-Auricular Stimulation for Postoperative Inflammation in Spine Surgery

> **NCT07218133** · NA · RECRUITING · sponsor: **Alexander T. Yahanda** · enrollment: 50 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Spinal Fusion
- Hyperglycemia
- Postoperative Pain Management
- Postoperative Care
- Spine Disease
- Neurologic Deficits
- Neurological Disorder
- Inflammation
- Spine Condition
- Spinal (Fusion) Surgery
- Cytokine Levels
- Spine Fusion

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Auricular vagus nerve stimulation
- **DEVICE:** Sham Auricular Vagus nerve Stimulation

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT07218133
- **Lead sponsor:** Alexander T. Yahanda
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2025-10-08
- **Primary completion:** 2026-05
- **Final completion:** 2026-12
- **Target enrollment:** 50 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2026-02-20


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07218133

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT07218133, "Trans-Auricular Stimulation for Postoperative Inflammation in Spine Surgery". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT07218133. Licensed CC0.

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