Could a simple neck device help stroke patients survive?
NCT ID NCT05103566
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a non-invasive device that stimulates the vagus nerve (a major nerve in the neck) to see if it is safe and helpful for people who have had a severe bleeding stroke called aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. About 25 adults in the intensive care unit will receive the treatment within 72 hours of their stroke. The goal is to see if the device can reduce complications like seizures and improve survival.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 25 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2022
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 85 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Male or female, 18-85 years of age * Ruptured aneurysmal SAH confirmed by angiography and repaired by neurosurgical clipping or endovascular occlusion (coiling) * Modified Glasgow Coma Scale (mGCS) score ≥ 10 and Hunt Hess 1-4 within 72 hours of presumed aneurysm rupture * Enrollment and initiation of nVNS treatment must occur within 72 hours of presumed aneurysm rupture * Provide a legally obtained informed consent form from the participant or the legally authorized representative (LAR); telephonic consent is acceptable * Female participants of reproductive age must have a negative pregnancy test result (urine or blood) Exclusion Criteria: * Use of any concomitant electrostimulation device, including a pacemaker, defibrillator, or deep brain stimulator * No plan to secure aneurysm, defined as aneurysm that has not been surgically or endovascularly treated * Previous neck dissection or radiation * History of carotid artery disease or carotid surgery/dissection * History of secondary or tertiary heart blocks, ventricular tachycardia, or supraventricular tachycardia (SVT; including atrial fibrillation) * Screws, metals, or devices in the neck * Currently participating in an investigational drug or device clinical trial with potential to confound data collection
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Massachusetts General Hospital
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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