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Study identifier: NCT07610655 Synced from ClinicalTrials.gov · July 29, 2026
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Effects of Transcutaneous Vagal Nerve Stimulation on Post-Surgical Return to Consciousness, Delirium, and Depression

Condition: Post Operative Delirium · Cognitive Impairment · Vagus Nerve Stimulation  ·  Sponsor: Northwestern University

PhaseNA
Planned participants40
Who can joinAll sexes, 18 Years to no upper limit
Healthy volunteersNo

About this study

This study will examine whether noninvasive, transcutaneous vagal nerve stimulation (tcVNS) can help restore consciousness in patients in the operating room and the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU). The study will also investigate if tcVNS can expedite discharge from the PACU and examine whether tcVNS administerd in the PACU helps reduce delirium and depression after surgery. The study will also evaluate whether tcVNS speeds cognitive recovery from emergence of anesthesia and surgery.

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Jordan Wood, BS  ·  3126950915  ·  jordan.wood1@northwestern.edu

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Locations (1)

Northwestern University Feinberg School of MedicineChicago, Illinois, United StatesRecruiting

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