Vagus nerve stimulation: An update of currently registered clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
Horowitz MA, Sussman JH, Zomalan B, Rendler J, Singh A, Birouty N, Seaton M, Patel S, Gendreau JL, Abraham ME
Surgical Neurology International · 2026
Key finding
An examination of ClinicalTrials.gov revealed 440 clinical trials, with 346 meeting our inclusion criteria.
- Condition
- Long COVID
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Narrative / Scoping Review
- Participants
- 38
Cite this study
Horowitz, M. A., Sussman, J. H., Zomalan, B., Rendler, J., Singh, A., Birouty, N., Seaton, M., Patel, S., Gendreau, J. L., & Abraham, M. E. (2026). Vagus nerve stimulation: An update of currently registered clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov. Surgical Neurology International, 17, 64. https://doi.org/10.25259/SNI_771_2025
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