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Mapping Auricular Vagus Nerve Circuitry

Massachusetts General Hospital · with National Institutes of Health (NIH) · NCT00200889

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18–65 · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Early Phase 1
Target enrollment
50
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
August 22, 2023
Record last updated
October 24, 2025

Status re-checked against ClinicalTrials.gov within the last 12 hours.

What the study is about

This study will determine how noninvasive nerve stimulation affects human brain, stomach, and autonomic activity.

Being studied: active TEAS

Conditions: Healthy

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • Adults 18-65
  • Functional dyspepsia

Exclusion Criteria

  • Any condition contraindicating an fMRI brain scan

Recruiting US locations

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, MA 02114

    Site contact: Andy Bolender · abolender@mgh.harvard.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Andy Bolender, B.A. · 617-643-4297 · abolender@mgh.harvard.edu
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