Clinical trialNCT06467708RecruitingInterventional

Transcutaneous Auricular Neurostimulation for ICU Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury

SponsorUniversity of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterEnrollment42TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury)

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Summary

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The overarching goal of this pilot study is to assess the feasibility and safety of transcutaneous auricular neurostimulation (tan) in ICU patients with TBi and to determine the effect of tan on serum markers of inflammation. exploratory analyses will examine effects on such physiological parameters as blood pressure, heart rate, and intracranial pressure (iCP), as well as measures of neurological function.

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Investigators

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Alex Valadka, MD
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Principal Investigator
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Sites

1 registered facility, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

United States

Ut Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas, United States
Recruiting

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Drugs studied

No drug or biological interventions are in our data for this study. It may test a procedure, device or behavioral intervention, or the intervention list isn't in our current snapshot. See the registry record ↗. Why? →

Registration & key dates

Registry attributes as recorded on the ClinicalTrials.gov study record.

Start: 11 Feb 2025
Primary completion: 11 Feb 2027
Completion: 11 Feb 2027
Last update posted: 18 Feb 2026
Registered enrollment: 42
Registry id: NCT06467708

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