Non-invasive Vagal Nerve Stimulation as Novel Treatment to Improve Functional Outcomes in Veterans With Alcohol Use Disorder
80
about 4.7 years
21–65
1 site in CA
What this study is about
This trial is testing a new treatment for alcohol use disorder (AUD) that uses non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation. The goal is to see if this treatment can improve how well veterans with AUD function and their quality of life.
Simplified from trial records by PatientMatch.
What you may be asked to do
- 1.Use Cervical transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (active comparator)
- 2.Use Cervical transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (sham comparator)
Participation Burden
What's physically and logistically required of participants.
Requires travel to a study site
How treatment is administered
You may get a placebo/standard care, and you won't know which.
Extracted study details
Pulled from the trial record to show what is being tested and what the study is measuring.
Primary: Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A), WHO Quality of Life assessment (WHOQOL-BREF)
Secondary: Neural response to heat pain fMRI task
therapeutic
Psychiatry / Mental Health