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VNS Algorithm for Advanced Dosing

VNS Algorithm for Advanced Dosing: Example Guided Mode Titrations "The Augusta Way"

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 24 Jul 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the standard programming of the VNS device (Control) to a modified programming (Augusta Way) in adults with epilepsy. The main question it aims to answer is: Does the modified programming of the VNS reduce seizures faster than the standard programming? Participants in both groups will: 1. Attend up to 3 study visits every 3 months for 2 years 2. Answer questionnaires to assess quality of life and cognitive function 3. Maintain a diary of seizure activity

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
80 (estimated)
First submitted
21 Jul 2026
Start date
1 Aug 2025
Primary completion date
31 Dec 2028
Lead sponsor
Fernando Vale
Diseases
Epilepsy
NCT number
NCT07725601

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Planned participants: 80
  • From 1 Aug 2025 to the primary completion date, 31 Dec 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

Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Other illness

  • Subjects with VNS system treating pathologies other than drug refractory epilepsy or medical co-morbidities that prevent any surgical intervention

Who the study is looking for

  • Subjects who are clinically determined to be candidates for VNS implantation for seizure control
  • Subject/legally authorized representative able to provide informed consent.

Age in the registry: 18 years to 75 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Wellstar MCG Hospital
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AugustaUnited StatesRecruiting

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