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NCT03359902 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Treatment of Mild Cognitive Impairment With Transcutaneous Vagal Nerve Stimulation

A NA study, sponsored by University of Florida.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
59
Enrollment target

NCT03359902: Completed NA study, sponsored by University of Florida.

NCT03359902 is a NA study that has completed, run by University of Florida. The registered enrollment target is 59 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (96% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT03359902, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by University of Florida.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
59 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

Patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (MCI) often have compromised quality of life (QOL). Cognitive impairment is a major contributor to decrements in QOL and progression of MCI often leads to loss of independence and withdrawal from social participation. MCI, in many patients, is an early expression of neurodegenerative disease. Patients with MCI frequently convert to Alzheimer's disease (AD) (12-16 percent by some estimates per year). Treatments for MCI are of limited scope and availability and of limited effectiveness. Thus, there is great need for treatments that can improve cognition and extend QOL in patients with MCI. The investigators propose to investigate the effect of a non-invasive and safe intervention that should have direct influence on brain systems underlying AD, transcutaneous vagal nerve stimulation (tVNS).

Primary Outcome

The Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT) is a verbal learning and memory task with a 15-item word list learned over 5 trials. The total delayed recall score is the number of total correct words recalled (ranging from 0 to 15) after a 30 minute delay.

Interventions

  • DEVICE Sham stimulation
  • DEVICE Transcutaneous vagal nerve stimulation

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 59 participants
Start Date 2018-01-01
Est. Completion 2022-05-31
Phase NA
University of Florida

1,106 total trials

What the finished NCT03359902 record still lists

NCT03359902 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 59 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (96% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Sham stimulation is the first listed.

NCT03359902 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT03359902 about?

NCT03359902 is a clinical study titled "Treatment of Mild Cognitive Impairment With Transcutaneous Vagal Nerve Stimulation". Patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (MCI) often have compromised quality of life (QOL). Cognitive impairment is a major contributor to decrements in QOL and progression of MCI often leads to loss of independence and withdrawal from social participation. MCI, in many patients, is an earl...

What is the current status of trial NCT03359902?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 59 participants. The study started on 2018-01-01. Estimated completion is 2022-05-31.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT03359902?

The interventions under investigation include: Sham stimulation (DEVICE), Transcutaneous vagal nerve stimulation (DEVICE).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT03359902?

This trial is sponsored by University of Florida, which has 1,106 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT03359902's enrollment target sits among peer trials

59 1256th of 2000 higher than 745 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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