NCT07214194Not yet recruiting
Vagus Nerve Stimulation to Enhance Memory in Aging
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 9 Oct 2025 · Not updated for over 12 months - ask the site whether it is still open
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The aim of this study is to determine whether non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation enhances memory formation in cognitively healthy older adults and whether the effects of stimulation depend on gut and brain health.
- Status (registry)
- Not yet recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 150 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 2 Oct 2025
- Start date
- 1 Feb 2027
- Primary completion date
- 31 Jul 2028
- Lead sponsor
- Stanford University
- Diseases
- Alzheimer disease
- NCT number
- NCT07214194
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 150
- From 1 Feb 2027 to the primary completion date, 31 Jul 2028
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Use of medications known to alter cognition
Other illness
- History of a neurological, psychiatric, or medical condition that could affect cognition or preclude MRI or pupillometry
Age
- For older adults, neuropsychological performance that falls outside 1.5 standard deviations of age-adjusted norms and no self-reported memory or attention complaints
Other
- Pregnant
- Symptoms of memory loss
Who the study is looking for
- Ages 18-30 years or 65-80 years
- Normal or corrected-to-normal vision (visual acuity)
- Fluent in English
Age in the registry: 18 years to 80 years · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Stanford | United States | Unknown status |
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