NCT07425756Recruiting
taVNS Combined With TENS on Motor Function in Stroke
Effect of Combining Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation With Peripheral Nerve Stimulation on Upper Limb Motor Function in People With Stroke: A Single- Blinded Randomised Controlled Trial
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 23 Feb 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
the current study is a Blinded Randomised Controlled Trial investing the effectiveness of Combining Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation with Peripheral Nerve Stimulation on Upper Limb Motor Function in People with Stroke
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 120 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 6 Feb 2026
- Start date
- 1 Jan 2025
- Primary completion date
- 1 Dec 2027
- Lead sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Diseases
- Stroke
- NCT number
- NCT07425756
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 120
- From 1 Jan 2025 to the primary completion date, 1 Dec 2027
- 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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Other illness
- had neurological disease other than stroke, e.g., Parkinson's disease or dementia;
- ongoing healthy condition, e.g., angina pectoris, pain, or arthritis;
- had any contraindications of taVNS (metal implants in the brain, history of seizure)
Who the study is looking for
- aged 55 - 75 years old;
- diagnosed with stroke confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging or computed tomography for more than 6 months;
- had volitional control of the non-paretic arm and at least minimal antigravity movement in the paretic shoulder;
- had at least 5 degrees of wrist extension in the antigravity position;
- be able to communicate
Age in the registry: 50 years to 75 years · Sex: All · Does not accept 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Kowloon | Hong Kong SAR China | Recruiting |
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