Study to Investigate Vagus Nerve Stimulation to Augment Executive Function in Healthy and Cognitively Impaired Populations
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
Parkinsons Disease (PD)
Healthy Adult
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 – 65
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 80 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver · Other
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About This Trial
This study plans to learn more about how stimulating the vagus nerve through gentle electrical stimulation applied to the ear can affect decision-making, problem-solving, and other thinking abilities. This process, called transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS), could help improve brain function in both healthy individuals and people with Parkinson's disease (PD).
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Individuals aged 18-65.
2. Ability to sign informed consent.
3. Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
4. For the PD group, a clinical diagnosis of Parkinson's disease without severe motor or cognitive impairments.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Current uncontrolled and…
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