The Effects of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS) on Anxiety Responses and Emotional Regulation

Recruiting now · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Healthy Male and Female Volunteers

In brief

The main aim of this study is to investigate whether transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) can reduce anxiety and have an effect on emotional regulations

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07369908

Run by

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

People needed

140

Starts

2025-10-09

Expected to finish

2026-04-16

Last updated by the study team

2026-01-27

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 30. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Healthy subjects without past or current psychiatric or neurological disorders.

You may not qualify if…

• History of head injury.
• Medical or psychiatric illness.
• Subjects take a certain drug for a long period of time.
• Subjects have metal implants in their bodies.

Where it is running

• University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC) — Chengdu, Sichuan, China (enrolling)

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