U.S., Sept. 19 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07827690) titled 'Effects of Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Pain and Brain Activity in Healthy Adults' on Sept. 14.
Brief Summary: The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether stimulating a nerve in the neck changes how much pain people feel. It also looks at whether this stimulation changes brain activity. The study is being done in healthy adults ages 18 to 70.
The nerve being studied is called the vagus nerve. It runs through the neck and connects to parts of the brain that handle pain. In this study, the nerve is stimulated from outside the body using a small device placed on the skin. There is no surgery, and nothing is impla...